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Originally Posted by Suhiir
With the plow attachment the LVT isn't amphibious either. Makes them a "bit" bow heavy.
Agreed, I (any may others) MUCH prefer the M14.
So it weighs a bit more, and is a little longer...you can reach out and touch someone at 600m and unlike the 5.56 with a 7.62 you know they're not getting back up.
Mind if I ask a question?
They still use those silly Sten Guns in the UK?
I fired one once (around 1975) had a devil of a time hitting a man-size target at 50m.
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Sten gone by the 50's, replaced with Sterling, the "SMG" or Small Metal Gun. Improvement on Sten - magazine was double column so less stoppages.
I only used once on the ranges, about 50m, was not greatly impressed. It did have a bayonet lug, and being all metal, one could thump the enemy with it I suppose after sticking him. It was however more useful than the browning 9mm pistol. But I think pistols are
really only issued as a weight to keep maps from flying away - a rock of equivalent mass would cause less ND problems etc than issuing pistols and would damage the enemy as much (or more)
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Was only issued (in the infantry in the 70s) to drivers, WOMBAT RCL crews, signallers etc for personal protection. Stock folded up, was easy to carry slung so without magazine. Not seen in the rifle platoon as a standard weapon - radioman might scrounge one, but most preferred to keep hold of the issue SLR.
Officers carried SLR, a few pistols we had remained in the armoury permanently (There were no qualifications for any of the company personnel on it). SMG did go on exercise and had no blank adaptor, so were a good skive to carry - since they would not get full of crud and need a decoke.
SA80 series seems to have replaced the use of SMG, but then they made the shortie carbine version of that as well so reduced length weapon must have its needs. Seems to be issued to dog handlers, vehicle crewman etc - again more for personal defence ?.
Cheers
Andy