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Measured figures
Length
Single source450mm[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ARDE Under Barrel Grenade Launcher | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
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| Type | Grenade launcher[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | India[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| In service | 2010–present[source] | 2015 - present[source] |
914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Barrel length
Single source350mm[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single source18 in (457 mm)[source]L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record
16 in (406 mm)[source]Stgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record
12 in (305 mm)[source]Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record
Muzzle velocity
Single source250 ft/s (76 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | Indian Army[source] | — |
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| Designer | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
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| Designed | 2010[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
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| No. built | 10,000 (September 2019)[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 40x46mm[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Cartridge The MARS-L (light) assault rifle variants are chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge , and the MARS-H (heavy) battle rifle and designated marksman rifle variants for the 7.62×51mm NATO , 6.5 mm Creedmoor or similar fully powered cartridges .[source]Design · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope MARS-H based designated marksman variant, chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor .[source]L129A2 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope Swiss MARS-H-based designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.[source]7.62mm Zf Stgw 20 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope LMT's MRGG-A is a member of its Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Heavy (MARS-H) family, which are commonly described as AR-10-style rifles, but is chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round.[source]MK24 Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope |
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| Action | Single shot, Pump Action[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action |
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| Rate of fire | 5 to 7 round/min[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Breech Loading[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO : 30-round detachable box magazine 7.62×51mm NATO 20-round detachable box magazine[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Feed system |
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| Sights | Various sights developed by ARDE for the launcher: Post type foresights Ladder sight with 50m steps Illuminated bubble sight for indirect firing Tritium illuminated sight for night firing[source] | — |
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| Reported operators | — |
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