Bren .303 Mk II machine gun history

Tensions in Europe taking more and more important, the British wanted to have in 1937 a new machine gun in order to support the infantry. The development studies of the gun began the same year and the first prototype of the Bren Mk I machine gun was produced late 1937.

Very quickly, the British infantry, which is gradually equipped with the Bren machine-guns, gave advice to British military engineers to improve the weapon. The main criticism was made about the magazine capacity, considered as being too small.

. But the Bren Mk II was still one of the best guns in its class, easy to install on most vehicles used by the British Army and offering a strong fire power to its users.

Bren .303 Mk II machine gun sheet

User: Commonwealth forces
Denomination: Bren .303 Mk II

Shooting mode: automatic
Caliber: 7,7 mm
Magazine: 30 bullets
Range: 900 m
Rate of fire: 500 rounds/min

Weight: 9,96 kg
Lenght: 1150 mm

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