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73. The Browning BAR was accepted by the US Army in 1918.

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:11 PM

Oct 2012

Wiki: By July 1918, the BAR had begun to arrive in France, and the first unit to receive them was the U.S. Army's 79th Infantry Division, which took them into action for the first time on 13 September 1918.[7] The weapon was personally demonstrated against the enemy by 2nd Lieutenant Val Allen Browning, the inventor's son.[7] Despite being introduced very late in the war, the BAR made an impact disproportionate to its numbers; it was used extensively during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and made a significant impression on the Allies (France alone requested 15,000 automatic rifles to replace their notoriously unreliable Chauchat machine rifle).[7]

John M. Browning's son Lt. Val Browning with the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

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Check in here if you're concerned about the ways our military has deteriorated since 1917 [View all] struggle4progress Oct 2012 OP

K&R. Classic. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #1

The Lack Of Broadside Guns And Yardarms, Sir, Is Most Destressing The Magistrate Oct 2012 #2

Most distressing! gateley Oct 2012 #6

Our abandonment of sailing sloop technology is simply criminal: how will we fight another world war struggle4progress Oct 2012 #16

I Doubt, Sir, If We Could Get a Single Ship Up Out Of Ordinary Into Full Rig Nowadays The Magistrate Oct 2012 #22

I believe the USS Constitution and USS Constellation are still afloat Retrograde Oct 2012 #42

Anecdote about the Constellation JPZenger Oct 2012 #67

Now, waitaminut, buddy! My grandaughter's boarding school teaches a course in CTyankee Oct 2012 #57

No there isn't. There is however a surviving Dreadnought BB left. oneshooter Oct 2012 #21

A Grand Old Example, Too, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2012 #29

The powder used was cordite, not black. oneshooter Oct 2012 #31

Not So Sure About That, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2012 #32

Should read. oneshooter Oct 2012 #33

By the way. I am a volunteer guide on the USS Texas. oneshooter Oct 2012 #36

Did'nt the Texas spring a leak a while back? A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #43

The leak was found and plugged. She does not "sit in the mud" oneshooter Oct 2012 #48

As a native of earthquake country, I do not like that... hunter Oct 2012 #52

I Did Mis-Read That, Sir: You Are Correct The Magistrate Oct 2012 #60

USS Texas 1919 oneshooter Oct 2012 #72

A Fellow I Know Has Done An Excellent Model Of The Texas Camel, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2012 #77

Yesterday, Ryan said we need more battleships (which were obsolete after Pearl Harbor) JPZenger Oct 2012 #69

+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #38

How will we ever stop the Kaiser's Kreigsmarine from shelling our seaboard?! JHB Oct 2012 #66

Absolutely, "Sir"! Obama Govt. needs to get on this...ASAP! To FAIL means the EMPIRE is in DANGER. KoKo Oct 2012 #74

.... gateley Oct 2012 #3

We might have to fight the Huns and Bolsheviks again... jmowreader Oct 2012 #4

And hardly any American pilots can properly toss a handheld bomb from a biplane struggle4progress Oct 2012 #11

Now that you mention it jmowreader Oct 2012 #26

We used to have a lot more trenches! Flashmann Oct 2012 #5

Rufus T. Firefly was aware of that jmowreader Oct 2012 #27

Science Darth_ Deciduous Oct 2012 #7

Less flapper parties. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2012 #8

You know what we really need to bring back? Aristus Oct 2012 #9

You can only get tin foil hats nowadays struggle4progress Oct 2012 #12

Remember--Shiny Side Out!! nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #14

And I doubt we have a single yard of that new-fangled thucythucy Oct 2012 #10

Bring back the U.S. Camel Corps thelordofhell Oct 2012 #13

And there's only one Sopwith Camel left! Suppose we suddenly need a bunch of em? struggle4progress Oct 2012 #17

Well, if we had a military like 1917, we certainly wouldn't be involved in as many wars. mmonk Oct 2012 #15

This Question Might Have Been Pertinent - In 1918. Guitarzz Oct 2012 #18

I'm particularly concerned about the degradation of our air warfare capabilities. Zorra Oct 2012 #19

Well, when they got rid of spit-shined jump boots it all went to hell. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #20

Bunkers! We've completely given up on defense lines of bunkers! sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #23

We are more effective and less lethal. sofa king Oct 2012 #24

We've probably lost a few naval coaling stations around the globe JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #25

Scandalous, Sir! No Coal.... The Magistrate Oct 2012 #30

The die is cast....we need to do more for COAL.. KoKo Oct 2012 #75

The trebuchet gap is scandalous! central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #28

Great thread; reading it is cracking me up Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #34

where are the autogyros? PD Turk Oct 2012 #35

I believe that there are a few left. The are camoflaged as civilian aircraft. oneshooter Oct 2012 #40

Oh thank heavens PD Turk Oct 2012 #44

For some reason, I feel compelled to break out in song..... Horse with no Name Oct 2012 #37

One of the best threads eva!!! nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #39

Whatever happened to soldiers foraging for chickens? pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #41

BREAKING: Romney calls for repeal of the 3rd Amendment PD Turk Oct 2012 #45

Let's bring back mustard gas! n/t L0oniX Oct 2012 #46

NO. Lets not. oneshooter Oct 2012 #49

Well, we should still be using the 1903 Springfield Rifle in combat, MineralMan Oct 2012 #47

How about the BAR? oneshooter Oct 2012 #51

You've been watching too much Combat. L0oniX Oct 2012 #53

The Browning BAR was accepted by the US Army in 1918. oneshooter Oct 2012 #73

Never fired one of those. MineralMan Oct 2012 #54

I have. As a E-5 range officer and instructor at Parris Island I had oneshooter Oct 2012 #78

I understand that Obama has allowed our supply of mustard gas to dwindle! 11 Bravo Oct 2012 #50

I heard he replaced all the mustard gas with mayonnaise gas: we're doomded! struggle4progress Oct 2012 #56

"mayonnaise gas," ROFL! pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #59

At that rate we'll never ketchup with the Bolsheviks! Hekate Oct 2012 #61

! struggle4progress Oct 2012 #64

Gosh, I miss the bludgeons Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #55

Not enough M1917 Enfields! REP Oct 2012 #58

I, for one, really am concerned about the attempts by the Hohenzollern Reich to eclipse our allies FVZA_Colonel Oct 2012 #62

Those cutbacks in homing pigeon and messenger dog technology will haunt us.... TheBluestEye Oct 2012 #63

Vital Part Of Any Working War Machine, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2012 #79

I agree! Let's bring back carpet bombing, Dum Dum bullets and Gas!!! Javaman Oct 2012 #65

We're left to cobble together our own tanks, rather than using state of the art standard... JHB Oct 2012 #68

Grand-Daddy Of Them All, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2012 #70

Don't Give Up the Ship! warrprayer Oct 2012 #71

AYE, SIR! But the drones and the 20 Somethings are Kicking our BUTTS! KoKo Oct 2012 #76

I've got something for their ass warrprayer Oct 2012 #80

Where are the flying Jeeps? bluedigger Oct 2012 #81

But Sir! warrprayer Oct 2012 #82