Bren

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Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades
46 ×2.3 = 105.8 ×1 = 46 ×0.95 = 43.7 ×0.6 = 27.6 ×0.55 = 25.3 NO NO
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Bipod Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
Bren LMG Auto 500 RPM 9.03° & 2.35° ADS 2.19° & 0.7° ADS 0.925 735 m/s 7.9 g (121.9 gr) 7.4kg (16.3 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Armory Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
Bren light machine gun 7.62x39mm United Kingdom (Original)
China (This Variant)
1935 Royal Small Arms Factory
John Inglis and Company
Lithgow Small Arms Factory
Rifle Factory Ishapore
25 in (635 mm) 45.5 in (1,160 mm) weapon_bren



The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War. Although fitted with a bipod, it could also be mounted on a tripod or be vehicle-mounted.

The Bren gun was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren gun featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel.

HISTORY

China modified the Bren post WW2. They captured many guns from Kuomintang. Some converted to fire 7.62x39 caliber ammunition from ammo supplied by their Soviet allies. It was used during the Korean War. They then found their way into Vietnam.
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