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The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a series of 5.56 mm Bullpup Assault Rifles designed on the [[Armalite AR-18|AR-18]] operation and produced (From 1985 to 1994) by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock. In 1988 production of the rifle was transferred to the Royal Ordnance’s Nottingham Small Arms Facility (later British Aerospace, Royal Ordnance; now BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions & Ordnance).
The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a series of 5.56x45mm bullpup assault rifles and light support weapons designed on the [[Armalite AR-18]] operation and produced (From 1985 to 1994) by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock. In 1988 production of the rifle was transferred to the Royal Ordnance’s Nottingham Small Arms Facility (later British Aerospace, Royal Ordnance; now BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions & Ordnance).


'''The SA80 can be seen in the following films, television series, anime and video games used by the following actors:'''
'''The SA80 can be seen in the following films, television series, anime and video games used by the following actors:'''
[[Image:Sal8.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SA80 5.56mm]]


==L85A1==
==L85A1==
The original variant of the SA80 series issued to the British Forces. These were manufactured by Royal Ordnance (Formerly known as Enfield) from 1985 until 1994 after the notorious faults of the weapon in battlefield conditions.
The original variant of the SA80 series issued to the British forces. These were manufactured by Royal Ordnance (Formerly known as Enfield) from 1985 until 1994 after the notorious faults of the weapon in battlefield conditions.
[[Image:Sa80-l85a1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L85A1, 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Sa80-l85a1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L85A1 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Sal8.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L85A1 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm]]


===Movies===
===Movies===


* British Army guards in ''[[Patriot Games]]'' (fitted with bayonets)
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* Seen in rows on a gun rack on the Sulaco in the extended version of ''[[Aliens]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| [[Patriot Games]] ||  || British Army Guards || With covered SUSAT scopes and bayonets || 1992
|-
| [[Patriot Games]] ||  || British Army soldiers || With SUSAT scopes || 1992
|-
| [[Dog Soldiers]] ||  || British Army soldiers || With blank-firing adaptors and SUSAT scopes || 2002
|-
| [[Aliens]] ||  ||  || Seen on gun rack on ''Sulaco'' in extended edition || 1986
|-
| [[Resident Evil: Extinction]] || [[Linden Ashby]] || Chase || With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope || 2007
|-
|}


===Video Games===
===Video Games===


* ''[[Combat Arms]]''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  || With SUSAT scope || 2005
|-
| [[Combat Arms]] ||  ||  || 2008
|-
|}


==L85A2==
==L85A2==


Revamped L85A1 rifles by Heckler & Koch from 2001-? with improved components, Most notably the external 'Comma' shaped combined cocking handle/brass deflector.
Revamped L85A1 rifles by Heckler & Koch from 2001-? with improved components, Most notably the external 'Comma' shaped combined charging handle/brass deflector.


[[Image:L85A2Iron.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L85A2 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:L85A2Iron.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L85A2 5.56x45mm]]
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===Film===
===Film===


* British Soldiers in ''[[28 Days Later]]''
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* British Soldiers in ''[[Children of Men]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
* British Soldiers in ''[[Flood]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
* Seen on a gun rack in ''[[Underworld]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
 
|-
* British Army guards in ''[[Patriot Games]]'' (fitted with bayonets)
| [[28 Days Later]] ||  || British soldiers || With SUSAT scopes, with and without bayonet || 2002
 
|-
* Used by the squad in ''[[Dog Soldiers]]'' (fitted with the Blank Fireing Adaptor(B.F.A.) to make the action cycle while using blanks).
| [[Children of Men]] ||  || British soldiers || With SUSAT scopes || 2006
 
|-
* [[Linden Ashby]] as Chase in ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]''
| [[Flood]] ||  || British soldiers ||  || 2007
|-
| [[Underworld]] ||  ||  || With SUSAT scope, seen on gun rack || 2003
|-
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===


* ''[[Bugs]]'' (episode "Stealth')
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* ''[[Soldier Soldier (TV series)|Soldier Soldier]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
* ''[[Firefly]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
* ''[[Doctor Who (New series)|Doctor Who]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
 
|-
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' (Re-imagined) Season 1 (seen used briefly by an Honor Guard and in the arsenal of the Caprica Bucaneers resistance)
|  ||  || [[Bugs]] / "Stealth" ||  || 1995 - 1999
 
|-
* ''[[Ultimate Force]]''
|  || British Army soldiers || [[Soldier Soldier (TV series)|Soldier Soldier]] || With SUSAT scopes, wih and without bayonetsand protective covers || 1991 - 1997
 
|-
* ''[[Situation Critical]]''
|  || Alliance soldiers || [[Firefly]] || With SUSAT scopes || 2002
 
|-
* ''[[Zero Hour]]''
|  || Browncoats || [[Firefly]] ||  || 2002
|-
|  || British Army Paratroopers || [[Doctor Who (New series)|Doctor Who]] || With and without Surefire weaponlights || 2005 - ????
|-
|  || Honor Guard || [[Battlestar Galactica]] || With white-painted handguard and lower reciever || 2004 - 2009
|-
|  || Caprica resistance fighters || [[Battlestar Galactica]] / "Resistance", "The Farm" || With SUSAT scopes || 2004 - 2009
|-
|  || British soldiers || [[Ultimate Force]] || With SUSAT scopes || 2002 - 2006
|-
|}


=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===


* ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' (as the "IL86", with and without [[M203 grenade launcher]] and suppressor, and rather infamously depicted with the barrel cover left on)
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
* ''[[Battlefield 2]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
* ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]'' (with M203 grenade launcher)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Mods'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|''' Release Date'''
* ''[[Ghost Recon 2]]''
|-
 
| [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]] || As the "IL86" || With optional [[M203 grenade launcher]] and silencer, erroneously shown with barrel cover left on ||
* ''[[Rainbow Six: Vegas 2]]'' (as the "L85A2")
|-
 
| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  || With [[Heckler & Koch AG36 Grenade Launcher|L17A2 grenade launcher]] || 2005
* ''[[SOCOM II: US Navy SEALs]]''
|-
 
| [[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]] ||  || With M203 grenade launcher || 2005
* ''[[SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALS]]''
|-
 
| [[Ghost Recon 2]] || As the "SA-80A2" || With SUSAT scope || 2004
* ''[[SOCOM: Confrontation]]'' (as the IW-80 A2)
|-
 
| [[Rainbow Six: Vegas 2]] ||  || With various optional accessories || 2008
* ''[[Delta Force: Task Force Dagger]]''
|-
 
| [[SOCOM: Confrontation]] || As the "IW-80 A2" ||  || 2008
* ''[[Contra 4]]''
|-
| [[Delta Force: Task Force Dagger]] ||  || With SUSAT scope || 2002
|-
| [[Contra 4]] ||  ||  || 2007
|-
|}


=== Anime ===
=== Anime ===


* ''[[Akira]]''
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Film Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
|-
| Neo Tokyo Police troops || [[Akira]] || With SUSAT scopes || 1987
|-
|}


==L22A1==
==L22A1==
Converted from L86A1 Light Support Weapons, These are issued to AAC Crew as a personal defence weapon.
Converted from L86A1 Light Support Weapons, These are issued to AAC Crew as a personal defence weapon.
[[Image:Sa80-l22a1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L22A1, 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Sa80-l22a1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L22A1 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm]]


===Video Games===
===Video Games===


* ''[[Killing Floor]]''
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| [[Killing Floor]] ||  || With EOTech red dot sight and 40-round magazine || 2009
|-
|}


==L22A2==
==L22A2==
Converted from L86A1 Light Support Weapons, These are issued to AAC Crew as a personal defence weapon.
Converted from L86A1 Light Support Weapons, These are issued to AAC Crew as a personal defence weapon.
[[Image:Sa80-l22a2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L22A2, x45]]
[[Image:Sa80A2-l22a2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L22A2 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Sa80A2-l22a2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L22A2, 5.56x45mm]]
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==L86A1==
==L86A1==
The L86A1 Light Support Weapon is the sustained fire variant of the SA80 series. Many have been replaced by the FN Minimi in this role or converted into L22 Carbines for AFV/Chopper crew members as a personal defence weapon. The L86A1 is also used by the ACF but only 3-Star+ Trained Cadets are allowed to use this weapon.
The L86A1 Light Support Weapon is the sustained fire variant of the SA80 series. Many have been replaced by the FN Minimi in this role or converted into L22 Carbines for AFV/Chopper crew members as a personal defence weapon. The L86A1 is also used by the ACF but only 3-Star+ Trained Cadets are allowed to use this weapon.
[[Image:SA80-L86A1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L86A1, 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:SA80-L86A1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L86A1 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm]]


===Video Games===
===Video Games===


* ''[[Modern Warfare 2]]''
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| [[Modern Warfare 2]] ||  || With red dot sight and SUSAT scope || 2009
|-
|}


==L86A2==
==L86A2==
A revamped L86A1 LSW. The L86A2 is in limited usage along the FN Minimi, only for DMR purposes as it has superior accuracy/range.
A revamped L86A1 LSW. The L86A2 is in limited usage along the FN Minimi, only for DMR purposes as it has superior accuracy/range.
[[Image:Image-SA80-L86A2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L86A2, 5.56mm]]
[[Image:Image-SA80-L86A2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L86A2 5.56x45mm]]


===Video Games===
===Video Games===


* ''[[Fallout 2]]''
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| [[Fallout 2]] ||  ||  || 1998
|-
|}


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Revision as of 18:31, 18 November 2009

The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a series of 5.56x45mm bullpup assault rifles and light support weapons designed on the Armalite AR-18 operation and produced (From 1985 to 1994) by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock. In 1988 production of the rifle was transferred to the Royal Ordnance’s Nottingham Small Arms Facility (later British Aerospace, Royal Ordnance; now BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions & Ordnance).

The SA80 can be seen in the following films, television series, anime and video games used by the following actors:

L85A1

The original variant of the SA80 series issued to the British forces. These were manufactured by Royal Ordnance (Formerly known as Enfield) from 1985 until 1994 after the notorious faults of the weapon in battlefield conditions.

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L85A1 5.56x45mm
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L85A1 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm

Movies

Title Actor Character Note Date
Patriot Games British Army Guards With covered SUSAT scopes and bayonets 1992
Patriot Games British Army soldiers With SUSAT scopes 1992
Dog Soldiers British Army soldiers With blank-firing adaptors and SUSAT scopes 2002
Aliens Seen on gun rack on Sulaco in extended edition 1986
Resident Evil: Extinction Linden Ashby Chase With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope 2007

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Battlefield 2 With SUSAT scope 2005
Combat Arms 2008

L85A2

Revamped L85A1 rifles by Heckler & Koch from 2001-? with improved components, Most notably the external 'Comma' shaped combined charging handle/brass deflector.

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L85A2 5.56x45mm
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L85A2 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm
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L85A2 5.56x45mm with SUSAT scope and L17A2 grenade launcher 40mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
28 Days Later British soldiers With SUSAT scopes, with and without bayonet 2002
Children of Men British soldiers With SUSAT scopes 2006
Flood British soldiers 2007
Underworld With SUSAT scope, seen on gun rack 2003

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
Bugs / "Stealth" 1995 - 1999
British Army soldiers Soldier Soldier With SUSAT scopes, wih and without bayonetsand protective covers 1991 - 1997
Alliance soldiers Firefly With SUSAT scopes 2002
Browncoats Firefly 2002
British Army Paratroopers Doctor Who With and without Surefire weaponlights 2005 - ????
Honor Guard Battlestar Galactica With white-painted handguard and lower reciever 2004 - 2009
Caprica resistance fighters Battlestar Galactica / "Resistance", "The Farm" With SUSAT scopes 2004 - 2009
British soldiers Ultimate Force With SUSAT scopes 2002 - 2006

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl As the "IL86" With optional M203 grenade launcher and silencer, erroneously shown with barrel cover left on
Battlefield 2 With L17A2 grenade launcher 2005
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat With M203 grenade launcher 2005
Ghost Recon 2 As the "SA-80A2" With SUSAT scope 2004
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 With various optional accessories 2008
SOCOM: Confrontation As the "IW-80 A2" 2008
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger With SUSAT scope 2002
Contra 4 2007

Anime

Character Film Title Note Date
Neo Tokyo Police troops Akira With SUSAT scopes 1987

L22A1

Converted from L86A1 Light Support Weapons, These are issued to AAC Crew as a personal defence weapon.

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L22A1 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Killing Floor With EOTech red dot sight and 40-round magazine 2009

L22A2

Converted from L86A1 Light Support Weapons, These are issued to AAC Crew as a personal defence weapon.

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L22A2 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm


L86A1

The L86A1 Light Support Weapon is the sustained fire variant of the SA80 series. Many have been replaced by the FN Minimi in this role or converted into L22 Carbines for AFV/Chopper crew members as a personal defence weapon. The L86A1 is also used by the ACF but only 3-Star+ Trained Cadets are allowed to use this weapon.

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L86A1 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Modern Warfare 2 With red dot sight and SUSAT scope 2009

L86A2

A revamped L86A1 LSW. The L86A2 is in limited usage along the FN Minimi, only for DMR purposes as it has superior accuracy/range.

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L86A2 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Fallout 2 1998
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