"Thales Australia has selected Steyr Mannlicher..." Topic
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Tango01  | 22 Jan 2014 9:55 p.m. PST |
… SL40 grenade launcher for its EF88 assault rifle. "Thales Australia has selected Steyr Mannlicher's SL40 grenade launcher as its preferred choice for Thales's new EF88 rifle currently under development for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). A new product from the Austrian company, the SL40 has been chosen by Thales after an extensive testing process. It has been designed to integrate seamlessly with all EF88 variants and can be fitted in seconds by soldiers in the field without any specialist tools, delivering tactical flexibility. The SL40 is a light weight (1.025kg), side-opening grenade launcher with a double action trigger, lever operated safety catch and 180mm (7") barrel. Thales is developing the EF88 rifle for Australia's LAND 125 program, with an F90 export range complementing the offering. The SL40 will also be available as part of the Thales F90 offering…"
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| Paint it Pink | 23 Jan 2014 6:41 a.m. PST |
Nice looking platform, but carrying non NATO standard magazine in standard webbing pouches is a pain in the proverbial butt. |
 Dal Gavan | 23 Jan 2014 5:04 p.m. PST |
The ADF doesn't use NATO webbing very much (I've seen a few SF blokes with it, usually for "w**k-value"), so that's not a problem. Most diggers will either have chest webbing, with pockets to fit the Steyr mag's, or wear the large "Minimi" pouches on webbing. The Steyr pouches for the webbing aren't bad, but only take 3 mag's, whereas the minimi pouch will take seven. The Steyr magazine is a brilliant piece of kit. Nearly unbreakable (I've seen a bus run over one and all that happened is that the lower plate popped off and the spring came out), easy to clean and I never had a magazine cause a stoppage- unlike both the 20-round and 30-round "M-16" magazines, where stoppages (especially with US-style "stubby" blank rounds) were common. Dal. |
| WarDepotDavid | 23 Jan 2014 9:08 p.m. PST |
Can the SL40 use M203 40mm rounds? |
| Dal Gavan | 24 Jan 2014 3:04 a.m. PST |
Can the SL40 use M203 40mm rounds? That's what it's designed for. |
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