Editing Designated marksman (section)

=== British Army ===
Recently, the [[SA80#L86 LSW|L86A2 Light Support Weapon]] was used in the designated marksman role due to its longer barrel compared to the standard [[L85A2]] service rifle, which gives an increased range of up to 1000 m (1094 yd) while also capable of giving accurate automatic fire; the automatic fire role is now usually delivered by the [[FN Minimi|Minimi]]. The [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]], [[Royal Marines]] and [[United Kingdom Special Forces]] also use the HK417 rifle in the designated marksman role.

On 28 December 2009, the UK Ministry of Defence announced the adoption of the [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company#L129A1|L129A1]] Sharpshooter rifle made by [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company]] of the US for use as a semi-automatic DM rifle, firing the [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62×51mm NATO round]], providing accurate fire of up to 1000m as an urgent operational requirement (UOR) in Afghanistan.<ref name="LM7">{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw091229_1_n.shtml|title=UK selects 7.62 mm Sharpshooter weapon for Afghan ops|website=Janes.com|date=2009-12-28|access-date=2009-01-25}}</ref>