A Bren é resultado de um projeto anglo-checoslovaco (Brno-Enfield = Bren).
Early Mark I Bren LMG, photo from a Canadian factory
Type: Light machine gun
Place of origin:
United Kingdom - Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service 1938–1966
Used by See Users
Wars World War II
Malayan Emergency
Korean War
Chinese Civil War
Suez Crisis
Congo Crisis
Rhodesian Bush War
Falklands War,
Anti-guerrilla operations in Indonesia, Gulf war, Northern Ireland, Mau Mau Uprising,
1948 Arab-Israeli War, Sino-Indian War, Indo-Pakistan Wars
Production history
Designed 1935
Manufacturer Royal Small Arms Factory
Enfield
John Inglis and Company
Long Branch Factory
Ishapore
Lithgow Small Arms Factory.
Produced 1935–1971
Variants Mk I, II, III, IV L4
Specifications
Weight 22.83 lb (10.35 kg) (Mk1 and Mk2) (25lb-11.25 kg loaded); 8.68 kg (Mk3 and Mk4) (21.6lb-9.75 kg loaded)
Length 42.9 in (1,156 mm), Mk IV
Barrel length 25 in (635 mm)
Crew 2, firer and magazine/barrel changer
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Cartridge .303 British
7.92x57mm Mauser (for Republic of China in World War II)
7.62×51mm NATO (after WW2)
Action Gas-operated, tilting bolt
Rate of fire 500–520 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 2440 ft/s (743.7 m/s)
Effective range 600 yd (550 m)
Maximum range 1850 yd
Feed system 20 round L1A1 SLR magazine
30-round detachable box magazine
100-round detachable pan magazine
Sights Iron
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