Speaking with a veteran today of No.1 Commando who was in Burma, I asked about issue and use of cup dischargers. He said they were not often issued and when they were it was usually 2 per Troop, a Troop usually being @ 65 men. The cup had two sprung clips that allowed simple snap fitting on an enfield. However, the rifle used was no longer suitable for normal accurate bullet fire so only dedicated rifles were used and the men carrying them usually also carried a Colt .45 pistol. The extra strength blank needed produced a very violent trigger action and the gunner had to adopt a technique to avoid breaking his finger.





“They were not of much use in the jungle as you could usually throw a grenade as far as the vegetation would allow.”

A while ago there was a discussion on use of shotguns in WWII. As they were popular in Nam jungle fighting I asked him about WWII. He said they never had any nor did he ever hear talk of any.

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