英軍Armour Squadron用 L22A1
短版A2
但不是叫L85 AFV
看C & S 它叫L22A1
L22 Carbine
For issue to tank crews in the British Army, the L22A1 (formerly referred to as the L85A2 Carbine or SA80A2K) was set to replace the standard size L85A2, the Carbine had a barrel shortened by about 1 foot (30 cm). The forward handguard was replaced with a vertical grip, as used on other short barrelled weapons. It also has a picatinny rail above the grip for attachments such as a torch. A smaller version of the SUSAT sight is installed on it, the difference being the tritium recticle is protruded from the top instead of the bottom like the standard issue SUSAT's found on L85A2's). It was to be issued with a 20-round magazine to give better balance, but also takes the 30-round magazine. The L22A2 features accessory rails instead of the L22A1's fixed front grip. However, the carbine was never produced in vast numbers, and almost all tank crews carry the full size SA80, or rely on their sidearm for defence.
In 2006 a decision was made by the British Ministry of Defence[citation needed] that the carbine version of the SA80 is to be issued to Apache pilots of the Army Air Corps rather than the tank crews. This was based on the fact that the tank crews can use the standard L85A2 when they engage in combat, whereas the helicopter pilots would use the carbine version only in extreme circumstances, in lieu of a sidearm.
[ 本帖最後由 B20_hk 於 14-4-2007 21:16 編輯 ]
