3 definitions by Mark T.
The Springfiel M1903 rifle was originaly designed and produced for the Spanish-American War. As a very simple but highly accurate bolt action weapon that must reloaded one shell at a time, it was quickly favored as a sniper's rifle. During World War Two, many of these outdated rifles were modified by snipers for further, more extensive use. Barrel rifling was intensified and 4X scopes were mounted and the weapon again seen mas production. However, it's very slow rate of fire made it usles in close quaters combat, so it remain only one of the best sniper's weapons of the war.
The famed woman snipers of the Canadian Armed Forces were ecspecialy deadly with the sights of the Springfield rifle during WW2.
by Mark T. July 23, 2005
A Thompson .45 ACP callibur submachine gun. With a large, heavy round, it is extremly powerful at close ranges, however is notoriously inaccurate at long rages. It compensates for this with a very high rate of fire. Can be loaded via a 30 round stick magazine or a 50 round drum feeder, and magazines are commonly stored in 9 clip vests. It utilizes a barral grip, trigger handle and a wooden stock. Due to it's high preformance and relitive simplicity, it is used widly by mobster and mafia (exspecialy in 1930's New York) but was also mas preduced as a reliable weapon in World War Two.
by Mark T. July 23, 2005
The "Browning Automatic Rifle" is considered one of the most effective and most advanced weapon of World War Two. It was used as a squad support weapon and required special and extensive training to use. Fireing a varity of large caliber rounds (somtimes as large as .50 Cal.) from a 20 round box magazine, it was best suted to laying accurate surpressing fire over long distances. It, however was a very heavy weapon, which put out extremly high amounts of kick and muzzel jump, making it most effective when used while in a prone possition. The Squad Support gunners trained to use these wapons where nick named BARmen or BARtenders.
The supresion team raked the bunker with BAR fire to keep the German's heads down, while the attack team moved in for the kill.
by Mark T. July 23, 2005