Re: BREN/BAR THOUGHTS

At 9:09 AM -0600 3/2/02, DAWGFACE47@webtv.net wrote:
>THE BREN LMG BECAME RE CLASSIFIED AS  A GPMG WHEN IT WAS RE CHAMBERED
>FOR 7.62MM  AND  MODIFIED TO USE A BELTED AMMO FEED!

The Bren was never converted to belted/linked ammo. There were some 
trials versions done at Enfield of such a beast. But none were ever 
issued. The 7.62 Brens that soldiered on after WWII were converted 
largely from old stock .303 brens.

Also, note the Bren was a section weapon. Given a 10 man infantry 
section, there	were 3 guys on the bren with the lance corporal over 
the bren group and a corpral over the full 10 man section.

So you had
1 Cpl with sten or other sub gun
6 pvts w/ SMLEs or No4's

1 LCpl with a SMLE/No4 and several bren mags
1 Pvt w/ a Bren, several mags and a parts wallet
1 Pvt w/ bren mags and spare barrel/parts roll

Supposedly the 7 man rifle group carried a few bren mags each as 
well. If they could, everyone carried full sized shovels, Mills bombs 
and other kit.

>(as i remember it; a tripod was introduced in addtion to the normal
>bipod to allow for  this mission)

This was for the Sustained fire role as they called it. Not the same 
class as the Vickers (which had 2 carriers/ gun and 4 men).

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