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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}
 * {{Specs-Link|scout_ah_mk1}}

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 The L8A1 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of two Armour-Piercing (AP) bullets, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 13 mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AP, T}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
 The '''L8A1''' is a British 7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), it is an Enfield L7 GPMG with modifications to make it suitable for use as a tank co-axial machine gun, in game it is found as the co-axial machine gun for the [[Chieftain (Family)|Chieftain]] series of tanks. The Enfield L7 GPMG of which the L8A1, [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]], [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] are all variants is itself a British licence-built version of the Belgian [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] GPMG. As such the L8A1 performs identically to the [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] and [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]] and almost identically to the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]]. Being only a 7.62 mm machine gun it is largely ineffective against all but the most weakly armoured, or open cabin, vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_khalid}}
+* {{Specs-Link|scout_ah_mk1}}
 == General info ==

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 [[File:Weapon L8A1 7.62mm.jpg|350px|thumb|left|The {{PAGENAME}} above the Chieftain Mk 3's main gun.]]
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-The '''L8A1''' is a British 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), it is an Enfield L7 GPMG with modifications to make it suitable for use as a tank co-axial machine gun, in game it is found as the co-axial machine gun for the [[Chieftain (Family)|Chieftain]] series of tanks. The Enfield L7 GPMG of which the L8A1, [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]], [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] are all variants is itself a British licence-built version of the Belgian [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] GPMG. As such the L8A1 performs identically to the [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] and [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]] and almost identically to the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]]. Being only a 7.62mm machine gun it is largely ineffective against all but the most weakly armoured, or open cabin, vehicles.
+The '''L8A1''' is a British 7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), it is an Enfield L7 GPMG with modifications to make it suitable for use as a tank co-axial machine gun, in game it is found as the co-axial machine gun for the [[Chieftain (Family)|Chieftain]] series of tanks. The Enfield L7 GPMG of which the L8A1, [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]], [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] are all variants is itself a British licence-built version of the Belgian [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] GPMG. As such the L8A1 performs identically to the [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] and [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]] and almost identically to the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]]. Being only a 7.62 mm machine gun it is largely ineffective against all but the most weakly armoured, or open cabin, vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
 * [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)]]
 * [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)]]
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 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wikipedia:FN_MAG|Wikipedia - FN MAG]]
 * [https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=206 Military Factory - Enfield L7 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)]

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 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}
 It is also used on the British {{Specs-Link|scout_ah_mk1}} helicopter.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
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 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 The L8A1 is used as the co-axial machine gun on the Chieftain series of tanks, these are the:
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
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 === Available ammunition ===
 <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-The L8A1 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of two Armour-Piercing (AP) bullets, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 10 mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
+The L8A1 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of two Armour-Piercing (AP) bullets, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 13 mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 90° (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| AP || 10 || 9 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 0
+| AP || 13 || 12 || 7 || 3 || 2 || 0
 |-
 | T || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
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 |}
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
+! colspan="9" | Shell details
 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| AP || 853 || 0.0108 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| AP || 853 || 0.01 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
-| T || 835 || 0.0095 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| T || 835 || 0.01 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
 |}

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 == Description ==
-<!-- Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell about the history of the devekopment and combat using of the weaponry and also about it's features. Make a air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game. -->
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.'' -->
 The '''L8A1''' is a British 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), it is an Enfield L7 GPMG with modifications to make it suitable for use as a tank co-axial machine gun, in game it is found as the co-axial machine gun for the [[Chieftain (Disambiguation)|Chieftain]] series of tanks. The Enfield L7 GPMG of which the L8A1, [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]], [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] are all variants is itself a British licence-built version of the Belgian [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] GPMG. As such the L8A1 performs identically to the [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] and [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]] and almost identically to the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]]. Being only a 7.62mm machine gun it is largely ineffective against all but the most weakly armoured, or open cabin, vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 The L8A1 is used as the co-axial machine gun on the Chieftain series of tanks, these are the:
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
-* [[Chieftain Mk 3]]
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
-* [[Chieftain Mk 5]]
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}
 == General info ==
-<!-- Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun. -->
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
 The L8A1 performs identically to the [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]] and [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] machine guns, while the only difference between it and the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] is a marginally higher rate of fire on the L37 versions.
 === Available shells ===
-<!-- Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it iconcerns autocanons or machine guns, so write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells). -->
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
 The L8A1 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of two Armour Piercing (AP) bullets, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 10mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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 ! 1,500m
 |-
 | AP || 10 || 9 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 0
 |-
 | T || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0.1 || 0
 |-
 |}
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 | T || 835 || 0.0095 || N/A || N/A || N/A || ??° || ??° || ??° || ??°
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-<!-- Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons. -->
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.'' -->
 The L8A1 performs identically to the [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]] and [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] machine guns, while having a slightly lower rate of fire than the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]]. It has the same ballistic performance as the [[L3A1 (7.62 mm)|L3A1]] found on previous British Vehicles, but has a higher rate of fire.
-== Usage in the battles ==
+== Usage in battles ==
-<!-- Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought. -->
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
 Due to the very low penetration this weapon it is largely ineffective against enemy armour (although you may be able to penetrate some vehicles with extremely thing armour). The gun is primarily useful for killing exposed crew members in open topped vehicles (although there are few such vehicles at the battle ratings this gun is found at). The gun can also be used for marking enemy vehicles and obscuring the view of enemy players (shooting at their gun sight). You can use the gun against aircraft however it does minimal damage, and being co-axially mounted means it can often not be brought / kept on target against aircraft.
 === Pros and cons ===
-<!-- Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list. -->
+<!-- ''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
 * Better rate of fire than [[L3A1 (7.62 mm)|L3A1]] machine gun
 '''Cons:'''
 * Lower rate of fire than the [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] machine guns found on later tanks
 * Low penetration makes it ineffective against armour
 * Low Damage
-== Historical part ==
+== History ==
-<!-- Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be big one, take it into a separate article and add a link to it by using the "main" template. In the end be sure to include references to sources. -->
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.'' -->
 {{Main|FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)}}
 Along with the [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)|L8A2]], [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1]] and [[L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L37A2]] the L8A1 is a British License built variant of the Belgian [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|FN MAG]] GPMG. The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, it was designed in the early 1950s by Ernest Vervier, while working at the weapons company Fabrique Nationale (FN). Between 1956 and 1957 the British armed forces trialled the FN MAG against the american [[M60D (7.62 mm)|M60]], and selected the FN MAG. The MAG was built under license as the L7 GPMG by Enfield in Britain, with minor modifications being made. It entered service under the Designation L7A1 in 1963.
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 ''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
-== Read also ==
+== See also ==
-<!-- Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
 * [[L8A2 (7.62 mm)]]
 * [[L37A1 (7.62 mm)]]
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 * [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)]]
-== Sources ==
+== External links ==
-<!-- Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
+<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
+* ''topic on the official game forum;''
-topic on the official game forum
+* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
-page on the Wikipedia
+* ''other literature.'' -->
-page on aircraft or gorund forces encyclopedia
+* [[wikipedia:FN_MAG|Wikipedia - FN MAG]]
-other literature -->
+* [https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=206 Military Factory - Enfield L7 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)]
-[https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=206 Military Factory - Enfield L7 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)]{{Tank machine guns}}
+{{Tank machine guns}}
 [[Category:Tank machine guns]]