I was never in the military and never in a shootout, but even with that lack of experience I could never understand the usefulness of a 500rd. per min. rate of fire and fed with a 30 rd. mag. I guess for it's day it was OK, like the BAR, but today unless you can fix a 100 rd. drum to it, it seems like a bit of a hindrance more than a help..Unless i'm missing something here.
Don't forget the light weight & portability. It also was a product of it's time & military practices.
Merle
May 2, 2015 at 12:38 PM
Anonymous said...
Cool pic, thanks, Mike. That's it exactly, GaryM. 500 rpm is the MAX rate... It's a highly portable squad automatic weapon(3man) that used the same .303R that the troops used in their (boltie) SMLE's. 30 caliber power, long heavy barrel = control and placement beyond standard infantry semi's. Sustained auto fire if necessary. Bursts intended as sustained fire could not be held due to heat/bbl change and ammo usage. Shooter, mag/bbl changer, ammo bearer/spotter.
Pretty simple. Firepower wins the day.
May 2, 2015 at 1:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Anon @5:42AM - although your question has been (more or less) answered, look up: suppressive fire and fire and maneuver. I think that will give you a much better idea of why the Bren was so effective.
May 2, 2015 at 5:55 PM
Anonymous said...
Once she left Inglis after the war, she worked as a model, married the trombone player George Guerrette and had seven children.. Both stayed in the music industry for some time before retiring. Veronica Foster (Guerrette) died in 2000.
""The Bren is One Awesome Machine Gun.""
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I was never in the military and never in a shootout, but even with that lack of experience I could never understand the usefulness of a 500rd. per min. rate of fire and fed with a 30 rd. mag. I guess for it's day it was OK, like the BAR, but today unless you can fix a 100 rd. drum to it, it seems like a bit of a hindrance more than a help..Unless i'm missing something here.
May 2, 2015 at 5:42 AM
Two words, Trigger Control!
May 2, 2015 at 7:20 AM
Don't forget the light weight & portability. It also was a product of it's time & military practices.
Merle
May 2, 2015 at 12:38 PM
Cool pic, thanks, Mike.
That's it exactly, GaryM.
500 rpm is the MAX rate...
It's a highly portable squad automatic weapon(3man) that used the same .303R that the troops used in their (boltie) SMLE's. 30 caliber power, long heavy barrel = control and placement beyond standard infantry semi's. Sustained auto fire if necessary. Bursts intended as sustained fire could not be held due to heat/bbl change and ammo usage. Shooter, mag/bbl changer, ammo bearer/spotter.
Pretty simple. Firepower wins the day.
May 2, 2015 at 1:29 PM
Anon @5:42AM - although your question has been (more or less) answered, look up: suppressive fire and fire and maneuver. I think that will give you a much better idea of why the Bren was so effective.
May 2, 2015 at 5:55 PM
Once she left Inglis after the war, she worked as a model, married the trombone player George Guerrette and had seven children.. Both stayed in the music industry for some time before retiring. Veronica Foster (Guerrette) died in 2000.
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May 3, 2015 at 2:03 AM