L94A1 is the British Ministry of Defence designation for the long-barrelled version of the Hughes EX-34 7.62 mm chain gun, which is fitted to several British Army armoured fighting vehicles, including the Challenger 2 and the Warrior. A second version with a shorter barrel, designated L95A1, was also procured in small numbers.
The weapon was produced by Heckler & Koch in the UK.[citation needed]
^Per gun cost (including tooling), based on Jane's reported H&K contract value of £4.7 million for 606 weapons
L94A1 is the British Ministry of Defence designation for the long-barrelled version of the Hughes EX-34 7.62 mm chaingun, which is fitted to several...
A chaingun is a type of autocannon or machine gun that uses an external source of power to cycle the weapon's action via a continuous loop of chain, similar...
a maximum range of 1,500 m (1,600 yd), and an L94A1 EX-34 7.62 mm Hughes Helicopters coaxial chaingun. It is fitted with two clusters of four defensive...
the smoke grenade dischargers, replacing the standard machine gun with a L94A1chaingun and domed hatches to improve the headroom for the commander and...
ammunition for the tank's secondary weapons: a L94A1 EX-34 chaingun mounted coaxially, and a L37A2 (GPMG) machine gun. The turret and hull are protected with...
2016, the main cannon and chaingun were fired successfully. In December 2016 manned firing tests of the three machine guns which can be fitted to the...
forested areas as well as urban terrain. The designation derives from the 12 cm gun; it was the second tank in Swedish service featuring this calibre (the first...
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