SA80

* L85A2
* L86A2 LSW
* L22 Carbine

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Developed as a replacement to the L1A1 SLR, the L85A1 became the service rifle of the British forces in 1985. Soon after adoption, however, soldiers began to report severe issues with the weapon's quality and reliability. After its abysmal performance in the Gulf War, the L85 was publicly regarded as a severely flawed weapon.

The rifle's shortcomings were ignored by the British Ministry of Defense for 15 years, until the German firearms company Heckler & Koch was contracted to make the weapon functional in 2000. After an extensive modification program, the L85A2 was finally introduced as the weapon it had originally been promised as; highly accurate and very reliable. By 2006, all L85A1s had been converted to L85A2s. Although much heavier than contemporary weapons of the same type, the L85A2 would go on to receive much praise from its users.

Despite the vast improvements, the L85A2 was ultimately unable to shake the stigma of its previous iteration. A further A3 upgrade program was planned but never executed due to the 2014 invasion. Production and further development of the weapon was dropped in favor of revitalization of the L1A1 SLR, and the push for the EM-3 as the European Federation service rifle since has consigned its fate. Like many other weapons of Europe, however, substantial stockpiles still exist, and the L85A2 is still used by steadfast British loyalists who swear by the weapon's accuracy and dependability.

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A product of the SA80 weapons program, the L86 was designed to complement the L86 assault rifle as a squad automatic weapon able to provide fire support at the fireteam level. They are in fact essentially the same weapon; the L86 features a heavier, longer barrel, a shorter handguard with an integrated bipod, and a rear-mounted vertical grip not shared by the L85.

The increased barrel length provided a slight increase to the L85's already good accuracy. However the L86, sharing 80% parts commonality with the L85, shared the same problems, and the improved L86A2 did not escape the stigma of the A1's sever flaws. Furthermore, as a SAW, the L86 was found lacking in several areas. Although being magazine fed meant that the user could freely share magazines with the rest of his squad, the need to reload more frequently than a belt fed weapon was seen as counterproductive to its intended role as a SAW. Compounding this, the lack of ability to quickly change the barrel in the field firmly limited its ability to provide sustained automatic fire.

Losing its place as a SAW to the ubiquitous FN Minimi, the L86 was instead presented as a marksman's firearm due to having slightly longer range and slightly higher accuracy than the L85. However, it could not serve a proper DMR due to its intermediate 5.56mm catridge lacking long range and power, leading to it being replaced in this role as well by the L129A1. The weapon was still in use by many British Army squads by the time of the Human-Vannai War, the circumstances of the war only further exacerbated the weapon's shortcomings, and it is a rare sight in the armories of the European Federation these days.

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A shortened carbine variant of the L85 developed intermittently over the decades, finally being accepted into general service by 2004. The L22 is largely made from surplus L86 LSWs. Due to its shorter barrel, it has less range and accuracy than the standard rifle variant. The British army previously issued the weapon to tank and armored vehicle crews in case of emergency, as well as to pilots, dog handlers, and Royal Marines. Its role as a PDW has been replaced with the P90 in the European Federal Army as part of its continental standardization efforts, and like its parent weapon, production was not continued by DWF, leaving it a sighting local to the British Isles.

Due to being manufactured after the 2000 SA80 upgrade, the L22 was been built to the same standards as the L85A2 and is frequently referred to as both the L22A1 and L22A2 in official documentation.

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