![]() After an extensive evaluation process, the L129A1 was selected for further consideration as it managed to hit "on target" in successive shots which bode extremely well for the product. #Sharpshooter army mod#The MoD set about creating an internal sharpshooter program to which Lewis Machine & Tool submitted a modified form of their excellent 7.62mm LM308MWS rifle. ![]() It was, therefore, decided that a new weapon system chambered for the larger 7.62mm cartridge be acquired, a weapon that also exhibited several other qualities the MoD required including ease of maintenance, ease of operation requiring only basic gunnery training, a compact profile for transportation or scouting sorties and - of course - repeat accuracy against human-sized targets at range. When the British Army attempted to follow suit, it realized that it lacked the proper weaponry for the role - their smaller-caliber standard-issue L85 assault rifles were not up to the task particularly when attempting to counter enemies at distance armed with light machine guns - or the proper in-house facilities to make the proper weapon a reality. The United States developed their "designated marksman" component through its unfolding experiences in the Afghanistan and Iraq theater and was able to properly develop complementary weaponry through its well-established programs and facilities for use by the Army and Marine. The designated marksmen is, however, not trained in the finer points of a sniper element and, instead, carries battlefield skills more akin to the regular fighting soldier. ![]() As such, the designated marksman himself offers up, to an extent, the inherent benefits of both types of warfighters - able to supply self-loading, repeating fire to the enemy at ranges that go beyond that of the standard assault rifle. The L129A1 is categorized as a "Designated Marksman Rifle" (DMR) which places it between an assault rifle and a dedicated sniper rifle. ![]()
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