However, the BAR did see service throughout Vietnam, from both South Vietnamese regulars, and US personnal. The M14 later proved to be disappointing, but the BAR was offically replaced by the M60 machine gun. The BAR was first to be replaced by the M14, a combination of World War II firearms, the BAR beinging one of them. The M1918A2 BAR did have certain drawbacks, as the gun only had 20 rounds, and a fixed, non-replacable barrel, but, it was still the US militarys Light Machine Gun until Vietnam. 28, an FN Herstal model (which is another Browning licensed company). The weapon design was used by other countries, such as the Polish, and even the Germans. The BAR was a reliable weapon, and most soldiers tended to favor the weapon. Most soldiers took off the accessories like the bipod and carrying handle, to reduce the weight of the gun, as the BAR weighted around 23 ibs. The M1918A2 was the more common one, as the military liked it more, and it was better for supprssive fire. Both the A1 and A2 saw service in World War II. The A2 brought a new bipod, carrying handle, flash suppressor, new buttstock, and a different style hand guard. The A1 was identical to the original, showing the same design. By World War II, two new BARs was designed, dubbed the M1918A1 and A2 BAR. The BAR was eventually used by the police (ironically to kill Bonnie and Clyde with), and Colt firearms created a special BAR, dubbed, the Colt Monitor, very few models were ever made. It was mostly used by the duo, Bonnie and Clyde, in which Clyde created a "sawed-off" BAR, with a shorter barrel. During the prohibition era, the BAR was used along side the famed Thompson Sub Machine Gun. Unfortunetly, the war ended in 1918, so the BAR saw little use in World War I. It had tremendous fire power, giving one man the mobility of a riflemen, with the fire power of a machine gun. The first BAR was used in World War I by John Browning's son, Val. However, the gun was too heavy to be a rifle, so by World War II, the BAR became the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW or Light Machine Gun). It was intended to replace both the French Chauchat and the bolt action rifle. The M1918 BAR was designed by po, with a final design in 1918. The BAR is considered the first true successful mobile light machine gun. Many international variants of the BAR have been produced, mainly FN Herstal. It was used by the every US personnal, excluding the Air Force, from World War II to the end of Vietnam, where it was mostly replaced by the M60 machine gun, and both the M16 and M14 rifles. The BAR could shoot from 375, to 550 or 600 Rounds per Minute (RPM). The gun could have a bipod, flash suppressor, or a carrying handle, all of which can be taken off to reduce the weight. 30-06 round, used in the M1903 Springfield Rifle, and Browning M1917 machine gun. The M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) The M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) is a light machine gun used in World War II.
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