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2 unusual facts about Bren light machine gun


Morris Light Reconnaissance Car

The vehicle had an unusual internal arrangement, with three-man crew sitting side by side by side with the driver in the middle, a crewman manning a small multi-sided turret mounting Bren light machine gun at the right side, and another with Boys .55 inch anti-tank rifle (mounted in brackets in the hatches on the hull roof) and access to radio set at the left.

Otter Light Reconnaissance Car

The armament consisted of a hull-mounted Boys anti-tank rifle and a Bren light machine gun in a small open-topped turret.


Gas-operated reloading

This system is used in weapons such as the Bren light machine gun, AK-47, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, FN MAG and M1 Garand.

Gin Drinkers Line

Defensive headquarters were located at Shing Mun Redoubt, which had an observation post (acting as Headquarters of the redoubt) that could call artillery support from Mount Davis battery and Stonecutters Island Fort, and four pillboxes (PB400-403) fitted with Vickers machine gun and Bren LMG.


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