LGI Mle F1

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.

  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.