[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Bren Light Machine gun (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 7/31/2013 11:11:08 AM EDT
 Man how I would love one.
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This here' is me Bren Gun.... http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG/500px-LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG Is that still from Frontiers? 
Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. 
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Is that still from Frontiers?
Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. Quoted:
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This here' is me Bren Gun.... http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG/500px-LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG Is that still from Frontiers?
Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. Nope. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. |
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Is that still from Frontiers?
Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. Quoted:
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This here' is me Bren Gun.... http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG/500px-LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG Is that still from Frontiers?
Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. It's from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. See the video I linked 2 posts above the picture. 
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It's from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. See the video I linked 2 posts above the picture. Quoted:
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This here' is me Bren Gun.... http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG/500px-LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG Is that still from Frontiers?
Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. It's from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. See the video I linked 2 posts above the picture. Nice. Frontiers had a female character who looked just like that. |
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The bren MG was based on the Czech designed ZB26 (most think it was British design, which I why I bring this up). Much like a BAR was decent, but being magazine fed the bren could never put down large amounts of suppressive fire like a belt fed which is the main role of the LMG. The bren could never hold a candle to guns likes the MG34 or better yet MG42, which was undoubtedly the best LMG of WWII. |
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Quoted: The bren MG was based on the Czech designed ZB26 (most think it was British design, which I why I bring this up). Much like a BAR was decent, but being magazine fed the bren could never put down large amounts of suppressive fire like a belt fed which is the main role of the LMG. The bren could never hold a candle to guns likes the MG34 or better yet MG42, which was undoubtedly the best LMG of WWII. Mag fed MG's have advantage in rapid deployment, which is a tactical advantage all its own. |
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Quoted: Nope. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: This here' is me Bren Gun.... http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG/500px-LSATSB-Brengun2.JPG Is that still from Frontiers? Great flick, if you're looking for a Nazi Lesbian remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with scenario correct weapons. Nope. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Couldn't you have brought something a little more practical? |
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No question. Brits were still using 7.62 versions in the Falklands. May still have them for all I know. A 30-06 Bren and the Garand would have been an outstanding combination. Quoted:
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The best light mg of ww2 IMO. No question. Brits were still using 7.62 versions in the Falklands. May still have them for all I know. A 30-06 Bren and the Garand would have been an outstanding combination. We still had the 7.62mm L4A1 into the 90's second line units and on vehicles these were replaced by the wonderful L7A2 GPMG (JIMPY) Alias the MAG58 or more recently M240. |
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No question. Brits were still using 7.62 versions in the Falklands. May still have them for all I know. A 30-06 Bren and the Garand would have been an outstanding combination. Quoted:
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The best light mg of ww2 IMO. No question. Brits were still using 7.62 versions in the Falklands. May still have them for all I know. A 30-06 Bren and the Garand would have been an outstanding combination. India still produces them,in. 308 with the ability to take FAL mags. |
30 rd'rs for our L1A1's.
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The only disadvantage I could see with the Bren gun is the fact that the magazine sits up even higher than the firer's head.
Then-1st Lt. John George (author of "Shots Fired In Anger') noted that when he was fighting in the Pacific, that the Jap Nambu light machine guns could be detected by observing the magazine vibrating and moving as the guns fired-even in the heavy cover of jungle growth. Lt. George rated both the Type 96 and Type 99 as excellent LMGs too, BTW. It's a tactical problem worthy of consideration, but not enough of one to negate the fact that the Bren was a fine LMG, capable of being mounted on a tripod and used in a sustained fire role due to the fact that a hot barrel could be changed for a cooler one if need be (within the limitations of a magazine-fed weapon). |
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Better hope that Banzai charge isn't coming at you from you're 30° when you have that ungodly magazine impairing your vision. Tell that to the 2000 Chinese that encountered 12 Brens one night at the Imjin River in Korea. Next you'll be telling us that Bullpups are crap because they can't be fired from the left shoulder
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Tell that to the 2000 Chinese that encountered 12 Brens one night at the Imjin River in Korea. Next you'll be telling us that Bullpups are crap because they can't be fired from the left shoulder Quoted:
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Better hope that Banzai charge isn't coming at you from you're 30° when you have that ungodly magazine impairing your vision. Tell that to the 2000 Chinese that encountered 12 Brens one night at the Imjin River in Korea. Next you'll be telling us that Bullpups are crap because they can't be fired from the left shoulder Could we get more of that story? |
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Quoted: It's all fun and games till the magazine runs out. WW2 technology... how quaint. A good MG crew at work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA9JP_DHVKM |
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Could we get more of that story? Quoted:
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Better hope that Banzai charge isn't coming at you from you're 30° when you have that ungodly magazine impairing your vision. Tell that to the 2000 Chinese that encountered 12 Brens one night at the Imjin River in Korea. Next you'll be telling us that Bullpups are crap because they can't be fired from the left shoulder Could we get more of that story? British intelligence got wind of a Chinese attack that was planned for one night while a British forces wee defending their side of the a imjin River. They rounded up every Bren Gun they could get their hands on, it was 12 Brens with 1000 rds apiece. In the middle of the night they spotted the Chinese crossing the river. Estimates were 2000 When they were half way across the Bren gunners opened up. By the time they had finished there were apparently no Chinese survivors. The regiment was the Gloucestors, the Glorious Gloucestors |
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Think about how great a WWII American infantry squad would have been with M-1 Garands and a 30-06 Bren.  better yet 30-06 Bren guns and Garand's with 10rd detachable mags ala the SVT-40, G43, and the FN-49 yes while it never happened and we did have good firepower with the 8rd Garand and the BAR it could have been even better with the L4 7.62x51 BREN variant, the GPMG (FN MAG), and the L1A1 (FAL) the Brits got it right |
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Mag fed MG's have advantage in rapid deployment, which is a tactical advantage all its own. Quoted:
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The bren MG was based on the Czech designed ZB26 (most think it was British design, which I why I bring this up). Much like a BAR was decent, but being magazine fed the bren could never put down large amounts of suppressive fire like a belt fed which is the main role of the LMG. The bren could never hold a candle to guns likes the MG34 or better yet MG42, which was undoubtedly the best LMG of WWII. Mag fed MG's have advantage in rapid deployment, which is a tactical advantage all its own. The MG 42 could also be fed with a drum magazine. Actually, it wasn't so much a magazine as a container for a short 50 round belt in lieu of the usual 250 one. I don't know if it was used for walking fire or only bounding movement. |
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Quoted: British intelligence got wind of a Chinese attack that was planned for one night while a British forces wee defending their side of the a imjin River. They rounded up every Bren Gun they could get their hands on, it was 12 Brens with 1000 rds apiece. In the middle of the night they spotted the Chinese crossing the river. Estimates were 2000 When they were half way across the Bren gunners opened up. By the time they had finished there were apparently no Chinese survivors. The regiment was the Gloucestors, the Glorious Gloucestors Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Better hope that Banzai charge isn't coming at you from you're 30° when you have that ungodly magazine impairing your vision. Tell that to the 2000 Chinese that encountered 12 Brens one night at the Imjin River in Korea. Next you'll be telling us that Bullpups are crap because they can't be fired from the left shoulder Could we get more of that story? British intelligence got wind of a Chinese attack that was planned for one night while a British forces wee defending their side of the a imjin River. They rounded up every Bren Gun they could get their hands on, it was 12 Brens with 1000 rds apiece. In the middle of the night they spotted the Chinese crossing the river. Estimates were 2000 When they were half way across the Bren gunners opened up. By the time they had finished there were apparently no Chinese survivors. The regiment was the Gloucestors, the Glorious Gloucestors |
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British intelligence got wind of a Chinese attack that was planned for one night while a British forces wee defending their side of the a imjin River. They rounded up every Bren Gun they could get their hands on, it was 12 Brens with 1000 rds apiece. In the middle of the night they spotted the Chinese crossing the river. Estimates were 2000 When they were half way across the Bren gunners opened up. By the time they had finished there were apparently no Chinese survivors. The regiment was the Gloucestors, the Glorious Gloucestors Quoted:
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Better hope that Banzai charge isn't coming at you from you're 30° when you have that ungodly magazine impairing your vision. Tell that to the 2000 Chinese that encountered 12 Brens one night at the Imjin River in Korea. Next you'll be telling us that Bullpups are crap because they can't be fired from the left shoulder Could we get more of that story? British intelligence got wind of a Chinese attack that was planned for one night while a British forces wee defending their side of the a imjin River. They rounded up every Bren Gun they could get their hands on, it was 12 Brens with 1000 rds apiece. In the middle of the night they spotted the Chinese crossing the river. Estimates were 2000 When they were half way across the Bren gunners opened up. By the time they had finished there were apparently no Chinese survivors. The regiment was the Gloucestors, the Glorious Gloucestors Rivers are a good place for that kind of work. A friends cousin has a story like that, only it was the FFL and some Africans. Similar reported body count. |
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better yet 30-06 Bren guns and Garand's with 10rd detachable mags ala the SVT-40, G43, and the FN-49 yes while it never happened and we did have good firepower with the 8rd Garand and the BAR it could have been even better with the L4 7.62x51 BREN variant, the GPMG (FN MAG), and the L1A1 (FAL) the Brits got it right Quoted:
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Think about how great a WWII American infantry squad would have been with M-1 Garands and a 30-06 Bren. better yet 30-06 Bren guns and Garand's with 10rd detachable mags ala the SVT-40, G43, and the FN-49 yes while it never happened and we did have good firepower with the 8rd Garand and the BAR it could have been even better with the L4 7.62x51 BREN variant, the GPMG (FN MAG), and the L1A1 (FAL) the Brits got it right While it could have been "better", our infantry was equipped rather well, especially compared to our enemies. The M1 was unsurpassed by any of our opponents for durability, reliability, and firepower (ETA: for an infantry rifle). The BAR was somewhat outclassed by the Bren, the Type 94, and Type 99, but it was lighter and still reliable. Our Browning .30 cal. LMGs weren't as versatile as the MG 34s and MG42s (which were GPMGs), but they still delivered good firepower from a tripod and T&E, and there are many tactical situations when providing a base of fire from a tripod-mounted MG is more appropriate than spraying a target with a GPMG from a bipod. We did, after all, have the BAR to somewhat fill that gap. The M1 Carbine was better than a pistol, and our TSMGs, M3 / M3A1s were more desirable (IMHO) than anything chambered for the 9X19 mm (Sten, MP 38 / MP 40 which fed from a magazine that was difficult to load). Our M1911 series completely outclassed the P08, P38, Webley, BHP, or any of the various 8mm Nambus the Japs fielded. That's just my opinion, but of all those handguns, only the BHP is still in production. Hmmmm.... Our infantry were pretty well equipped all things considered. |