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3 unusual facts about M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle


Henry Schauer

Standing erect he walked deliberately 30 yards toward the enemy, stopped amid the fire from 4 rifles centered on him, and with 4 bursts from his BAR, each at a different range, killed all of the snipers.

Jack E. Foley

One of them was so sick of hearing "dummkopf" that he decided kill all of the prisoners with his BAR.

Robert M. McTureous, Jr.

Private McTureous was sent to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, for his recruit training where he qualified as a sharpshooter with both the M1 Garand and the Browning Automatic Rifle by virtue of his 291 and 112 scores, respectively.


Day of Defeat: Source

The support classes are designed for medium range combat, equipped with either the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle or the StG44.


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