Which rifle to carry during WW2
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Overwhelming air support and millions of Russians on a second front won WWII.
As for the Sherman Firefly, it could knock out most German tanks but was also extremely vulnerable. It took four of them to get my uncle's father from D-day to VE Day. The first one sank off Juno beach, so maybe that doesn't count.... He was also the only surviving member of his original tank crew, which should say a lot...
I love the LE, in particular the No.1 MkIII that was still in service, but it'd be tough to turn down a Garand...
How'd that go? If you saw a group of soldiers and couldn't identify them, fire a single shot high and wide of their position.
If it was met with steady bursts of rapid machine gun fire they were German.
If the soldiers threw up their hands in surrender they were Italian.
If it was met with a barrage of well aimed rifle fire they were British.
If nothing happened for 15 minutes, then your position was obliterated by artillery or air strike, they were American....
Overwhelming air support and millions of Russians on a second front won WWII.
As for the Sherman Firefly, it could knock out most German tanks but was also extremely vulnerable. It took four of them to get my uncle's father from D-day to VE Day. The first one sank off Juno beach, so maybe that doesn't count.... He was also the only surviving member of his original tank crew, which should say a lot...
I love the LE, in particular the No.1 MkIII that was still in service, but it'd be tough to turn down a Garand...
How'd that go? If you saw a group of soldiers and couldn't identify them, fire a single shot high and wide of their position.
If it was met with steady bursts of rapid machine gun fire they were German.
If the soldiers threw up their hands in surrender they were Italian.
If it was met with a barrage of well aimed rifle fire they were British.
If nothing happened for 15 minutes, then your position was obliterated by artillery or air strike, they were American....
Apparently the Russians would just curse and go back to sleep.
Overwhelming air support and millions of Russians on a second front won WWII.
As for the Sherman Firefly, it could knock out most German tanks but was also extremely vulnerable. It took four of them to get my uncle's father from D-day to VE Day. The first one sank off Juno beach, so maybe that doesn't count.... He was also the only surviving member of his original tank crew, which should say a lot...
I love the LE, in particular the No.1 MkIII that was still in service, but it'd be tough to turn down a Garand...
How'd that go? If you saw a group of soldiers and couldn't identify them, fire a single shot high and wide of their position.
If it was met with steady bursts of rapid machine gun fire they were German.
If the soldiers threw up their hands in surrender they were Italian.
If it was met with a barrage of well aimed rifle fire they were British.
If nothing happened for 15 minutes, then your position was obliterated by artillery or air strike, they were American....
You're both wrong. Fury and Brad Pitt won WWII.....
In addition to being unduly cruel to 'man's best friend', the tank dog experiment was a dismal failure. They were just as likely to run under a German armoured vehicle as a T-34. The guy that dreamed that one up should have had a satchel charge strapped to his back and ordered to craw under a Russian AFV.
MauserMike
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With a Stg44 slung over his shoulder. For the win LOL
OP - Mauser is "bad"? Most successful and widespread bolt action ever. I guess it was all just marketing hype?
I though it was one Company of Paratroops who won the war?
Or was that one squad of Rangers?
It sure couldn't have had anything to do with the Canadians: no movies about them!
Still thinking Sir Charles had it right with his 26-inch tube on a Mark III Ross.
Only a single copy was ever built, in 1914, but it COULD have been the best rifle of the NEXT war.
Another rifle you hear nothing about is the Armaguerra Model 39, which was to have been Italy's answer to the Garand. It is definitely lighter and handier. With decent sights it would have been a real winner. Too bad there were so very few built.
Still thinking Sir Charles had it right with his 26-inch tube on a Mark III Ross.
Only a single copy was ever built, in 1914, but it COULD have been the best rifle of the NEXT war.
Another rifle you hear nothing about is the Armaguerra Model 39, which was to have been Italy's answer to the Garand. It is definitely lighter and handier. With decent sights it would have been a real winner. Too bad there were so very few built.
Pictures?
surplusshooter
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SVT all the way- was going to replace Mosin, but war forced production to begin again. Mixed with 4/5 german soldiers killed in Combat by Russian, I would argue it was the most successful. Those who say Patton said Garand need to realize the guy was a complete racist, who avoided the fact that Russia was fighting far more Germans than the rest of the allied forces combined after D-day.
I've touched it once!!!!
As for which rifle I'm partial to my Ross MK3 so I'd prolly carry that.
