06/22/09

  Sten

Cartridge             9mm

Rate of Fire         500 round/min

Weight                7.1 pounds

Action                 Blow back, open bolt

Muzzle Velocity    1198 feet per second

Magazine Cap.     32 round

The Sten is a British sub machine gun. Around 4 million were made during the war. The Sten was easy and cheap to produce. It was first issued in 1941. There is a side stick clip. There were various versions of the Sten.

  Lee Enfield

Cartridge .303

Weight 8.8 pounds

Action Bolt action

Muzzle velocity 2,441 feet per second

The Lee Enfield Rifle entered service in British forces in the 1890’s. When the second world war came  around the Le Enfield No4 MK 1 was the standard British army in 1941. The Lee Enfield No4  had  spike bayonet. It has been used around the world. The Lee Enfield was fitted with a scope for British and Canadian forces during World War II and other nations. Over 17 million were made.

  Bren

Cartridge          .303 British

Weight             22.82 pounds

Effective range   600 yard

Rate of fire        500-520 round min

Produced 1935-1971

The Bren entered service in British forces in  1930’s. The Bren is a light machine gun that was commonly used by the British empire. It was used after the war until the 1970’s. the Bren was well liked. The Bren clip was inserted at the top and had a bipod. The Bren is a modified version from Czechoslovakian design during the 1930’s. It was first issued to British empire troops in 1935.

Soviet Weapons

  Mosin-Nagant

Cartridge             7.62

Weight                 8.8 pounds

Magazine cap.    5 rounds

Amount made about 37 million

Action bolt action 2,625 feet per second

The Mosin-Nagant was a Russian bolt action. It was the most standard issued weapon to Russian troops. The rifle had a spike bayonet. The gun was upgraded by making it a sniper rifle by fitting a scope on it in 1944  The gun was simple and was easy to produce.