The U.S. Army had tested several automatic rifle-type arms from just after the turn of the 20th century through early 1918, including the Madsen “Machine Rifle,” the Hotchkiss Automatic Rifle ...

The Browning Automatic Rifle is often criticized for its M1918A2 configuration used throughout World War II, but what did the ...

The US Army has been fortunate to have so many good weapons in the hands of its infantrymen, those tasked with closing in on and killing the enemy. Some were better than others. However, others ...

The weapon was designated as the Browning Automatic Rifle, Model of 1918, .30 Caliber, or the BAR. ... 2019 U.S. Army STAND-TO! | Authority for Army Officers to Opt-out of Promotion Boards; ...

The Browning Automatic Rifle (commonly known as the BAR), was designed in 1917 by John M. Browning, as a replacement for French-made light automatic rifles. ... (U.S. Army/Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull) ...

In July 1918, a new weapon arrived in France and was quickly placed in the hands of the U.S. Army’s 79th Infantry Division. Dubbed “Rifle, Caliber .30, Automatic, Browning, M1918,” one of ...

Others, meanwhile, like the M60 machine gun and variations of the M16 rifle, lasted for decades in the U.S. Army before being replaced. (These are the 17 guns Americans used to win World War II .) ...

As part of the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW), which will replace both the M4 Carbine and M249 SAW, one option is a rifle that features a “bullpup” configuration from ...

The U.S. Army’s upgraded M4A1 combat rifle is just the latest development in a category of weapons that American soldiers have carried since the country’s earliest days.

The role of the U.S. Army as an expeditionary force has been, ... the Browning Colt M1911 45 caliber pistol was adopted.[13] The war also spurred the further development of rifle technology, ...