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LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Configuration
| Specification | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System | Type 81 assault rifle |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Assault rifle Squad automatic weapon (Type 81 LMG)[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | China[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1983–present[source] |
Length
Single sourceLMG
Single sourcestock folded
Single source955 mm (37.6 in) 730 mm (29 in) (stock folded) 1,004 mm (39.5 in) (LMG)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
empty, rifle
Single sourceloaded, LMG
Single sourceloaded, rifle
Single source3.4 kg (7.50 lb) (empty, rifle) 4.5 kg (9.92 lb) (loaded, rifle) 5.15 kg (11.35 lb) (loaded, LMG)[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
Barrel length
Single sourceLMG
Single sourceLMG
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source650 rounds/min 720 rounds/min (LMG)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source750 m/s (2,461 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer |
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Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
Wang Zijun[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Manufactured by: Various state arsenals Marketed by: Norinco Emei Licensed by: Bangladesh Ordnance Factories[source] |
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| Cartridge | 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 | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action | Short stroke gas piston , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 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 | Proprietary 30-round detachable box magazine (20 rounds for CS/LR14), 75-round detachable drum magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sino-Vietnamese conflicts Cambodian–Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Barin uprising Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Kosovo War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Internal conflict in Myanmar 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1979–1981[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1983-2023 (China) 1980s-present (Bangladesh and other countries)[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~400,000 (Type 81)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Adjustable iron sights[source] |
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445 mm (17.5 in) 520 mm (20 in) (LMG)[source]