| BAR 1918A2 Browning M1918A2 | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | USA |
| Type | Light Machine Gun |
| Effective range | 400m |
| Rate of Fire | ~400 rpm (slow) ~550 rpm (fast) |
| Magazine | 20 rounds |
| Ammunition | .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | USA France |
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In FHSW it is the standard light machinegun for the US throughout the whole conflict that can fire on the move. Both the BAR 1918A1 and 1918A2 variants are availabe, the A2 has the bipod. Although the 1918A1 model lacks a bipod visually, it still has the function of one. The Rkm wz.28 is a Polish modification of the BAR.
These versions differ in their selective fire. The one with the bipod (A2 variant) can fire in slow or fast while the one without the bipod fires fast fully automatic or semi automatic.
At the time of US entry in the first world war, the United States military had no portable light machine guns of its own, as this technology was only just being pioneered at the time. In response to poor performance of the French Chauchat machine gun, John Browning set about designing a gun bridge this gap. What resulted was the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, and while it came too late to make any discernable effect on the course of the first world war it would go on to be one of the more widely used weapons during World War II and remained in service well up until the Vietnam war. The weapon was gas-operated, and normally chambered for a .30.06 cartridge. The powerful ammunition used, as well as the weapons high rate of fire often resulted in the weapon being somewhat difficult to control, as well as making sustained rates of fire difficult. To counter this the M1918 was often deployed in pairs, such that one gunner could pick up the slack in the fire rate whilst the other gunner reloads.
Despite some difficulty in its operation the M1918 was one of the most widely used weapons of the war, which when used correctly could prove deadly to the enemy.
The M1919A4 Browning can be found portable but has to be deployed using a tripod to shoot.
Bar 1918A1[]
| BAR 1918A1 Browning M1918A1 | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | USA |
| Type | Light Machine Gun |
| Effective range | 400m |
| Rate of Fire | 648 rpm |
| Magazine | 20 rounds |
| Ammunition | .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | USA |
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The BAR 1918A1 is limited to the US marine corps on maps set in 1942 or later since the early USMC kit used on maps like Wake Island always has the 1918A2. This version has a higher rate of fire than the A2 set on "fast" mode and there is the option for semi-automatic fire like the M2 Carbine and FG 42.
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