| « | The L86A1 LSW is the variant of the L85 rifle, but features longer barrel than the L85A1 rifle, which gives it a greater effective range. This rifle was intended to provide fire support at a fireteam level. This rifle features the ACOG (Advancet Combat Optical Gunsight). Armoury Description
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| L86A2 LSW 5.56 mm | |
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| Faction |  British Army
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| Type | Bullpup Designated Marksman Rifle |
| Calibre | 5.56×45 mm NATO |
| Magazine capacity |
30 |
| Dispersion | 0.001 rad (semi) 0.001 rad (full) |
| Variants | L85A2 |
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The L86A2 LSW (full name: Light Support Weapon) is a 5.56 mm marksman rifle exclusively used by the British Army in ArmA 2. It was added with the release of the British Armed Forces DLC.
Overview
The L86A2 LSW is a selective-fire, gas operated, bullpup marksman rifle that is chambered to fire the 5.56×45 mm NATO cartridge.
It loads from 30-round STANAG magazines like its parent assault rifle, and is able to attain a fire rate of up to 705 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s. It has a (non-functional) bipod, and is always fitted with an ACOG riflescope by default. The L86A2 is unable to mount any sound suppressors.
British sharpshooter wielding the L86A2 LSW. Note the ACOG riflescope.
The L86A2 is a modified variant of the baseline L85A2 assault rifle. The overall layout of the L86A2 remains mostly the same as the L85A2 aside from using a longer barrel and folding bipod.
With regards to handling, the L86A2 has almost no difference to the L85A2 recoil-wise. The only main weakness is its longer barrel, which increases the user's inertia and inflicts a minor handling penalty in close quarters.
While the L86A2 works well as a medium-ranged marksman rifle, it suffers from the drawbacks faced by the American-made Mk12 SPR since it is chambered in 5.56 mm. 7.62 mm-chambered marksman rifles like the DMR or the Mk17 Sniper will always outperform the L86A2 not only in terms of stopping power, but also because they have a longer reach and better magnified optics.
Variants
L85A2
- Main article: L85A2
Ammunition
| Round name | Base damage value | Aerodynamic velocity | Initial velocity (m/s) |
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| 5.56×45 mm NATO | 8 | -0.001425 | 930 |
| 5.56×45 mm NATO SD | 7 | -0.0006 | 320 |
The L86A2 is limited to loading just two types of magazines. They require one inventory slot to carry:
30Rnd. STANAG
Standard 30-round magazine.
Does not contain any visible tracers.
30Rnd. STANAG SD
Specialised magazine loaded with subsonic 5.56 mm ammunition. Identical to regular 30-round STANAGs save for a much lower velocity of 320 m/s.
Trivia
- The L86A2 is often referred to as the L86A1 by its in-game Armoury Description as well as by its config entries. However, this is a misnomer as the real-world "L86A1" is a completely separate model of the L86A2 (which is an upgrade of the A1) and was notorious for the reliability and performance issues that plagued it.
- As part of the latest Community Configuration Project/CorePatch changes, the L86A2's ACOG allows the user to activate night vision while looking through the primary scope. Prior to this, it was not possible to look through the scope and toggle night vision simultanously.
Gallery
External links
See also
Variants
Weapons of comparable role and configuration
- Mk12 SPR (USMC counterpart)
- Mk17 Sniper (U.S. Army counterpart, ArmA 2: OA only)
- MXM (NATO counterpart, ArmA 3 only)
 British Army - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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| Handguns | M1911 .45 |
| Assault rifles | L85A2 5.56 mm (L85A2 UGL) |
| Designated marksman rifles | L86A2 LSW 5.56 mm |
| Sniper rifles | AS50 12.7 mm • LRR .338 |
| Squad automatic weapons | L110A1 5.56 mm |
| Machineguns | L7A2 GPMG 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | FGM-148 Javelin • FIM-92F Stinger • NLAW |
| Static | L111A1 • L134A1 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. British Armed Forces | |
