Tuesday, April 26, 2011

M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

One of the most famous assault rifles in the history of the U.S. Military. Because it's automatic, it's considered as a machine gun; well, it is, but it's main purpose was to be a rifle. It was a heavy "automatic rifle," but it had a good firing rate of 650 rpm. It did have bad kick to it. It was a long weapon spanning to 1214mm. long, weighing up to 9 kg. without it's twenty round box magazine. It took a 30-06 cartridge which made it a heavy beast. The weapon was used mainly for suppressing for it blew allot of smoke. It was issued in 1939 until the pre-Vietnam War era.
Browning BAR M1918A2, the final and most popular version. Often was used withbipod removed.
1939 Model

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