BBA118 - Taking A Break D-Day 🇬🇧 British/Commonwealth forces

🇬🇧 British/Commonwealth forces

These weapons were capable of accurate aimed fire at longer ranges compared to earlier single-shot or outdated firearms

Instead of leading soldiers in combat

or temporary camps

or communication hubs

BBA118 - Taking A Break D-Day 🇬🇧 British/Commonwealth forcesThis 'winter' soldier is standing at ease with his M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle by his side. The B. A. R. was one of a family of American automatic rifles that entered service late in 1918 and continued throughout WW2, the Korean conflict and even as late as the Vietnam War! Utilizing a 20 round box magazine the B. A. R. fired the standard 30 06 round (the same as the WW1 '03 Springfield Rifle'). Eventually in 1957 it began to be replaced by the