Enfield SA80

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.

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.

L85A2 5.56x45mm

L85A2 with SUSAT scope 5.56x45mm

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.

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.

L22A2 with 20-round magazine and 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.

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.

L86A2 5.56x45mm

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
Fallout 2			1998