The Bren Light Machine Gun
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The Bren light machine gun was the standard issued machine gun at the time. The weapon fired the very popular 303 British round. The Bren light machine gun is one of the most reliable machine guns ever made. Bren guns were known to be simple and user friendly so it was easy to repair in the field. A Bren gun could have a one man team or a two man team, in the two man team one would fire and the other would change the gun barrel.
Sten MK 2
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The Sten MK 2 was a submachine gun meant to be used in close quarters. There were over 2 million stens produced by the end of the war. The sten was a very cheap weapon to build. Since it was cheap and easy to build it was not very reliable and most of the British troops did not like this weapon. The sten used a 9x19mm round and had no safety button at all. Even thought the Sten was dispiesed it was used often but mostly by the resistance.
Lee-Enfield
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The Lee- Enfield series of rifles made by the Britsh were very successful. The weapon fired the 303 round at ranges up to 2,000 yards. The rifle had either a five or ten round magazine. The Lee-Enfield was one of Great Britian's primary weapons and was used extensively throughout World War 2.
Vickers Machine Gun
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This machine gun was cooled down with water and was belt fed with the .303 round bullets. The gun could let lose 500 rounds per minute and was recoil operated. The problem with the vickers machine gun was that after a 1,000 rounds the bullets began to lose their spin and made the machine gun less acurate. Another problem would be if the barrel overheated and began to steam which would create a loss of water. These problems could easily be fixed because a new barrel could be easily attached.