LGI | |
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Type | Mortar / Grenade launcher |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France Monaco[1] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Titanite S.A. |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.8 kg |
Length | 605 mm |
Crew | 1 |
Cartridge | 51 mm grenade |
Rate of fire | up to 30 rounds per minute |
Effective firing range | 675 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.