m10bob
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Joined: 11/3/2002 From: Dismal Seepage Indiana Status: offline
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As ever,AmmoSgt is absolutely the weapon authority on this forum,(imho)..several of us have hefted this weapon and it was too ungainly for a small person,but if the soldier was over 5'10,and strong,it was a great suppression weapon in an era of bolt action rifles...It was actually effective for a longer range than the M1 Garand,and was only made obsolete by the era of massed auto-weapons...The major strength of all American small arms (except maybe the Johnson rifle),was the fact they could all be dropped,running,in mud,lost,and fire perfect when found weeks later..I.E.:they were reliable,robust,"combat condition" weapons which required no special "coddling" to fulfill their intended purpose,(unlike the early M16).....AmmoSgt may correct me,but as i recall the BAR had a 3 way selector switch for single fire,or 2 speeds of semi-auto fire..I personally have never felt the BAR's lethality or effectiveness was ever truly represented in SP..(just my humble opinion)....bob
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