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British 1944 squad question

Discussion in 'Information Requests' started by charlie don't surf, Dec 6, 2002.

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  1. Popski

    Popski Member

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    Sorry not complete yet

    In the stormpage look under infantry-weapons of WWII.

    Popski
     
    Popski, Dec 17, 2002
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  2. charlie don't surf

    charlie don't surf Member

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    Thanks! Sorry, I din't understand what page you meant at first.

    regards/ daniel [​IMG]
     
    charlie don't surf, Dec 17, 2002
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  3. sommecourt

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    Not sure where you got this from, but for most of WW2 the British squad was a 10 man affair, with an NCO armed with a SMG (Thompson, then later Sten), 6 riflemen (with SMLEs and then N04s), 1 Bren Gunner, 1 No 2 on the Bren plus an ammo carrier - both armed with a rifle.

    No British infantry unit to my knowledge ever had more than 1 Bren per squad - am not 100% sure re the Airborne, but will check and post again.
     
    sommecourt, Dec 23, 2002
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  4. Panzerknacker

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    Sorry Sommecourt-you would know better than me. My knowledge is only based on several photographs...I made the mistake of assuming this was therefore common practice...
     
    Panzerknacker, Dec 24, 2002
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