Gyrene Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Or somefink. I can't believe I actually remembered my password. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 The Bren gets double the damage points with that sucker, right? You just can't run with it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Looks like an awful lot of effort for a thirty round mag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mididoctors Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 localised meta meme 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Go the AA version 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Go the AA version Be a little awkward for shooting ground targets though. I suppose you could stand on a box or something, which would make you a nifty target for the enemy. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Anyone know how widely the Bren AA ammo drums were used? I could see that being a fairly desirable bit of kit to have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 The Bren gets double the damage points with that sucker, right? You just can't run with it though. You damn well should be able to run with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFE Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Be a little awkward for shooting ground targets though. I suppose you could stand on a box or something, which would make you a nifty target for the enemy. Michael I believe the AA and ground tripod are actually the same. They are simply different configurations that allow interchangeability. So basically you get both versions. Resurrecting the Bren thread is bad ju-ju. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 You damn well should be able to run with it. I have seen a Bren AA tripod here in a museum that allows the use of Lee Enfields to replace one or more of the legs, locked in via the bayonet fittings. I guess that would save weight if your team mates are carrying the rifles anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Resurrecting the Bren thread is bad ju-ju. lol The 'Bren thread' was before my time, but really, how bad could it have been? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 The 'Bren thread' was before my time, but really, how bad could it have been? Made the GF political threads look like a nice chat over tea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Made the GF political threads look like a nice chat over tea. What year did this happen, do you recall? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 When Adam was a cowboy. Or even this far back - which was a late addition & you can probably search earlier with positive results - just check the number of posters with status = "Banned"...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I believe the AA and ground tripod are actually the same. They are simply different configurations that allow interchangeability. So basically you get both versions. Hmmm, looking at the two tripods illustrated here, it just might be possible. I'd want to see the ground version from more angles before I committed though. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFE Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Hmmm, looking at the two tripods illustrated here, it just might be possible. I'd want to see the ground version from more angles before I committed though. Michael Although the quoted material below lacks a source, I did find this snippet. Despite the fact that the BREN, like its predecessor ZB-26 was mainly intended for the light machine gun role, it was also offered with a sustained-fire tripod, and provided with a sufficient supply of full magazines and spare barrels it could serve (to some extent) as a medium machine gun. The same tripod was also adaptable for the AA role. Dual gun mounts were used for anti-aircraft role and on certain land vehicles, used for Commando “hit-and-run” missions during WW2. http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg10-e.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hoolaman Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I have seen a Bren AA tripod here in a museum that allows the use of Lee Enfields to replace one or more of the legs, locked in via the bayonet fittings. I guess that would save weight if your team mates are carrying the rifles anyway. Exactly. If Bren Tripod AA Teams were in the game and you couldn't run with them, the game would be sooo broken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Anyone know how widely the Bren AA ammo drums were used? I could see that being a fairly desirable bit of kit to have. Apparently the 100 round drum magazine was unpopular with the infantry - difficult to load and heavy and awkward to carry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Apparently the 100 round drum magazine was unpopular with the infantry - difficult to load and heavy and awkward to carry. Too bad there wasn't a way to use belted ammo with it. Probably not important though as there were plenty of Vickers for the sustained fire role. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l3w53r Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Wasn't the bren tripod threads from before the forum wipe out? I think I was thirteen or fourteen back then. I could also remember Mr.Dorosh as being a mainstay of the forums, what got him banned? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mididoctors Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Wasn't the bren tripod threads from before the forum wipe out? I think I was thirteen or fourteen back then. I could also remember Mr.Dorosh as being a mainstay of the forums, what got him banned? being Mr.Dorosh I guess 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Apparently the 100 round drum magazine was unpopular with the infantry - difficult to load and heavy and awkward to carry. Something to bear in mind is that in the early part of the war, based on the disasters in Norway, France, and Greece/Crete, the British Army was a bit gun shy when it came to the Luftwaffe. So much so that they gave every infantry battalion it's own AA platoon, equipped with Brens (see for example). I expect these large drums were intended for the use of these platoons. The AA platoons had gone by the end of 1942, when cooler heads prevailed and the value of having centralised AA assets made itself known ... and there were sufficient LAA and HAA guns around to make a difference, and the RAF got its act together. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 The AA platoons had gone by the end of 1942, when cooler heads prevailed And it had dawned on them the sheer futility of trying to pick off an Me109 with a static Bren gun! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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