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Move to previous pagename means that the meaning of LGI is no longer explained on the page. Copied the format from FAMAS for full name and translation. The reference already there includes the full name and translation so I don't think it needs another citation.
 
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| image= LGI entrainement.jpg
| image = LGI Mle F1.jpg
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| caption = Member of the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment firing an LGI (Djibouti, 2012)
|caption= Loading a practice bomb
|origin=France
| origin = [[France]]
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The '''''LGI Mle F1''''' is a lightweight, close-support infantry weapon designed to be used by one man, to provide indirect-fire, fulfilling the same role as the Japanese [[Type 89 grenade discharger]] used during [[World War II]]. The LGI has been used by the [[French Army]] since the 1990s<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://foreignlegion.info/equipment/ |title=Equipment &#124; French Foreign Legion Information |access-date=2017-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310193310/http://foreignlegion.info/equipment/ |archive-date=2017-03-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> and fires [[Shell (projectile)|high explosive]], [[Shell (projectile)#Smoke|smoke]], and [[Shell (projectile)#Illumination|illumination]] rounds.
The '''LGI Mle F1''' (''Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1'', "individual grenade launcher Model F1") is a lightweight, close-support infantry weapon designed to be used by one man to provide [[indirect fire]]. The LGI has been used by the [[French Army]] since the 1990s<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://foreignlegion.info/equipment/ |title=Equipment &#124; French Foreign Legion Information |access-date=2017-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310193310/http://foreignlegion.info/equipment/ |archive-date=2017-03-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> and fires [[Shell (projectile)|high explosive]], [[Shell (projectile)#Smoke|smoke]], and [[Shell (projectile)#Illumination|illumination]] rounds.


==Deployment==
==Deployment==
French [[squad]]s are divided into a 300-metre [[fireteam]] each armed with a [[Heckler & Koch HK416]] [[assault rifle]] and carrying an [[AT4]] anti-tank weapon and a 600-metre fire-team with a [[FN Minimi]] and a LGI.<ref>[https://www.battleorder.org/french-platoon-1999 French Armored Infantry Section - Brendan Matsuyama]</ref>
French [[squad]]s include a 300 Meter [[fireteam]] called "Équipe Alpha" (consisting of a team leader armed with a [[Heckler & Koch HK416]] and two grenadiers-voltigeurs, each armed with a [[Heckler & Koch HK416]] [[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 [[Heckler & Koch HK416]] and two grenadiers-voltigeurs as well with one armed with a [[FN Minimi]] light machine gun and the other with both a [[Heckler & Koch HK416]] and LGI).<ref>[https://www.battleorder.org/french-platoon-1999 French Armored Infantry Section - Brendan Matsuyama]</ref>
===Operation===
===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]], smoke, or thermal signature. The noise made on firing is only 52&nbsp;dB, making it hard to detect the launching point and high rates of fire are possible as the weapon does not heat up.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Mortar%20systems.pdf |title=Mortar Ammunition: an International Survey |author=Anthony G Williams |access-date=2019-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210102216/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Mortar%20systems.pdf |archive-date=2019-12-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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]], smoke, or thermal signature. The noise made on firing is only 52&nbsp;dB, making it hard to detect the launching point and high rates of fire are possible as the weapon does not heat up.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Mortar%20systems.pdf |title=Mortar Ammunition: an International Survey |author=Anthony G Williams |access-date=2019-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210102216/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Mortar%20systems.pdf |archive-date=2019-12-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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*51&nbsp;mm ( GR 51 FUM PH LGI F1) smoke bomb 51&nbsp;mm
*51&nbsp;mm ( GR 51 FUM PH LGI F1) smoke bomb 51&nbsp;mm
*47&nbsp;mm (GR 47 ECL LGI F1) Flare 47&nbsp;mm
*47&nbsp;mm (GR 47 ECL LGI F1) Flare 47&nbsp;mm
*Practice bombs (coloured blue as in the main picture)
*Practice bombs


An [[Infrared]] bomb is in development that will facilitate low light engagements when used in conjunction with a [[Night Vision Device]].
An [[Infrared]] bomb is in development that will facilitate low light engagements when used in conjunction with a [[Night Vision Device]].

Latest revision as of 01:33, 16 March 2023

LGI
Member of the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment firing an LGI (Djibouti, 2012)
TypeMortar / Grenade launcher
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
Monaco[1]
Production history
ManufacturerTitanite S.A.
Specifications
Mass4.8 kg
Length605 mm
Crew1
Cartridge51 mm grenade
Rate of fireup to 30 rounds per minute
Effective firing range675 metres

The LGI Mle F1 (Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1, "individual grenade launcher Model F1") is a lightweight, close-support infantry weapon designed to be used by one man to provide indirect fire. The LGI has been used by the French Army since the 1990s[2] and fires high explosive, smoke, and illumination rounds.

Deployment

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French squads include a 300 Meter fireteam called "Équipe Alpha" (consisting of a team leader armed with a Heckler & Koch HK416 and two grenadiers-voltigeurs, each armed with a Heckler & Koch HK416 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 Heckler & Koch HK416 and two grenadiers-voltigeurs as well with one armed with a FN Minimi light machine gun and the other with both a Heckler & Koch HK416 and LGI).[3]

Operation

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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, 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.[4]

Ammunition

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  • 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 Infrared bomb is in development that will facilitate low light engagements when used in conjunction with a Night Vision Device.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles des Princes de Monaco (1st ed.). Taurus Editions. ISBN 2 912976-04-9.
  2. ^ "Equipment | French Foreign Legion Information". Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  3. ^ French Armored Infantry Section - Brendan Matsuyama
  4. ^ Anthony G Williams. "Mortar Ammunition: an International Survey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-12-10.


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