Post by merc on Nov 24, 2019 13:31:53 GMT
ww2 - British individual weapons
The Boys Anti-Tank rifle was a bolt action weapon chambered for the .55 Kynoch & RG
cartridge. It coul pierce a perpendicular steel armour 23 mm thick at 90 metres.
Its weight was of 16 kg and its lenght was of 1.570 mm.
It became obsolete with the increasing of the tank armour, but it was still useful against
the armoured car.
The PIAT was a portable anti-tank weapon, it was a kind of mortar that used
the propulsion of a cartridge to throw a bomb. The effective range of the bomb
was about 100 metres. The weight of the bomb was 1,36 kg, the weight of the Grenade
projector was of 14,5 kg. Its HEAT bomb could pierce quite all the tank of the WW2 era.
The rifle no 5 MK I, commonly called jungle carbine, was a shortened version of the
rifle no 4, designed for the use in tropical area. weight: 3.2 kg, lenght 1003 mm, feed system: 10
round detachable magazine, cal .303 british.
The rifle No 4 Mk I was a semplified SMLE No 1 mk III.
weight: 4,1 kg, lenght 1.129 mm, feed system: 10 round detachable magazine, cal .303 British.
The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914, or P14 was a britis rifle of the WW1, it was used as second line rifle and
as sniper rifle. The M1917 Enfield was the american version of this rifle, it was
officially called "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917",
chambered for the US 30-06 springfield, was the principal weapon of the American Expedition Corp during WW1, though the Ordnance rifle
was the Springfield M1903. During the crisis post Dunkerque UK army received several thousends of
M1917 Enfield with the Lend-Lease act.
Weight: 4,2 Kg ; lenght: 1.175 mm ; feed system 5 round stripper clip
The Sten was a 9x19 submachine gun, it was mainly made with stamped metal components and
required very little milling machining resulting very cheap.
The Bren was a light machine gun developed from the Czech ZB vz. 26 LMG.
The main modification consisted in the adoption of a curved magazine, suited for
the rimmed .303 British cartridge.
Weight Mk 1 10,35 kg, lenght 1.156 mm, cartridge .303 British, gas operated, feed system: 20 or
30 round detachable magazine.
The Lancher SMG issued to Navy and RAF was a British version of the German MP 28.
The Boys Anti-Tank rifle was a bolt action weapon chambered for the .55 Kynoch & RG
cartridge. It coul pierce a perpendicular steel armour 23 mm thick at 90 metres.
Its weight was of 16 kg and its lenght was of 1.570 mm.
It became obsolete with the increasing of the tank armour, but it was still useful against
the armoured car.
The PIAT was a portable anti-tank weapon, it was a kind of mortar that used
the propulsion of a cartridge to throw a bomb. The effective range of the bomb
was about 100 metres. The weight of the bomb was 1,36 kg, the weight of the Grenade
projector was of 14,5 kg. Its HEAT bomb could pierce quite all the tank of the WW2 era.
The rifle no 5 MK I, commonly called jungle carbine, was a shortened version of the
rifle no 4, designed for the use in tropical area. weight: 3.2 kg, lenght 1003 mm, feed system: 10
round detachable magazine, cal .303 british.
The rifle No 4 Mk I was a semplified SMLE No 1 mk III.
weight: 4,1 kg, lenght 1.129 mm, feed system: 10 round detachable magazine, cal .303 British.
The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914, or P14 was a britis rifle of the WW1, it was used as second line rifle and
as sniper rifle. The M1917 Enfield was the american version of this rifle, it was
officially called "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917",
chambered for the US 30-06 springfield, was the principal weapon of the American Expedition Corp during WW1, though the Ordnance rifle
was the Springfield M1903. During the crisis post Dunkerque UK army received several thousends of
M1917 Enfield with the Lend-Lease act.
Weight: 4,2 Kg ; lenght: 1.175 mm ; feed system 5 round stripper clip
The Sten was a 9x19 submachine gun, it was mainly made with stamped metal components and
required very little milling machining resulting very cheap.
The Bren was a light machine gun developed from the Czech ZB vz. 26 LMG.
The main modification consisted in the adoption of a curved magazine, suited for
the rimmed .303 British cartridge.
Weight Mk 1 10,35 kg, lenght 1.156 mm, cartridge .303 British, gas operated, feed system: 20 or
30 round detachable magazine.
The Lancher SMG issued to Navy and RAF was a British version of the German MP 28.