The LGI Mle F1 is a lightweight, close-support infantry weapon designed to be used by one man to provide

indirect fire Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming is performed by calculating azimuth and inclination, and may include correcting aim ...

. The LGI has been used by the

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since the 1990s and fires

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, and illumination rounds.

Deployment

French

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s include a 300 Meter

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called "Équipe Alpha" (consisting of a team leader armed with a

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and two grenadiers-voltigeurs, each armed with a

assault rifle as well as an AT4 anti-tank weapon) and a 600 Meter fireteam or "Équipe Bravo" (again with a team leader equipped with

and two grenadiers-voltigeurs as well with one armed with a

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light machine gun and the other with both a

and LGI).

Operation

The launcher uses a closed combustion chamber to capture the propulsion gases. The propellant charge is inserted into the tail of each round and transmits an ignition impulse via an enclosed internal system, assuring little in the way of noise,

muzzle flash Muzzle flash is the light — both visible and infrared — created by a muzzle blast, which is caused by the sudden release and expansion of high-temperature, high-pressure gases from the muzzle of a firearm during shooting. Both the bla ...

, smoke, or thermal signature. The noise made on firing is only 52 dB, making it hard to detect the launching point and high rates of fire are possible as the weapon does not heat up.

Ammunition

*51 mm (GRExPL AP LGI F1) High Explosive bomb 51 mm *51 mm ( GR 51 FUM PH LGI F1) smoke bomb 51 mm *47 mm (GR 47 ECL LGI F1) Flare 47 mm *Practice bombs An

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bomb is in development that will facilitate low light engagements when used in conjunction with a

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External links

LGI Specifications
(French), archived by the

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LGI information
French Army (French), archived by the Internet Archive
Rheinmetall webpage on FLY-K

References

Infantry mortars

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51 mm artillery Grenade launchers Weapons of France Rheinmetall Military equipment introduced in the 1990s {{Artillery-stub

Deployment

Operation

Ammunition

See also

External links

References