{"id":26289,"date":"2025-01-24T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/qa-british-small-arms-of-world-war-two\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T07:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:00:51","slug":"qa-british-small-arms-of-world-war-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/qa-british-small-arms-of-world-war-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: British Small Arms of World War Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbrSATYGUUg?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Q&#038;A is brought to you by the fine folks at Patreon, and by Penguin Brutality:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.varusteleka.com\/en\/search?q=penguin<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.varusteleka.com\/en\/search?q=penguin<br<\/a> \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01:11 &#8211; Was the Vickers .50 any good, and why did the British use 4 different heavy cartridges instead of consolidating?<br \/>07:35 &#8211; The Sten and its single-feed magazine design<br \/>10:27 &#8211; Owen versus Sten, and German use of the Owen.<br \/>14:38 &#8211; British wartime work on an &#8220;assault rifle&#8221; sort of weapon?<br \/>15:44 &#8211; Why no British semiauto rifle during WW2?<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Ferguson on British semiauto rifle trials:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ac5psNc445k?t=2531<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ac5psNc445k?t=2531<br<\/a> \/><br \/>18:04 &#8211; EM2&#8217;s automatic bolt closure system<br \/>20:46 &#8211; Did the British use other allied weapons besides American ones?<br \/>23:15 &#8211; Is the PIAT a Destrucitve Device under US law and why?<br \/>26:07 &#8211; Bren vs Degtyarev<br \/>27:50 &#8211; Why not make the Sten in .45 to use Thompson ammo?<br \/>29:37 &#8211; Did the British get M3 Grease Guns?<br \/>31:01 &#8211; British SMG in .455?<br \/>32:03 &#8211; Sten vs Lanchester<br \/>33:26 &#8211; Was there an LSW version of the EM1\/EM2 planned?<br \/>EM1 Korsac: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A8ygMDJQ0iY\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/A8ygMDJQ0iY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>34:25 &#8211; Why wasn&#8217;t the BESA in .303?<br \/>36:34 &#8211; Biggest British missed opportunity during the interwar period?<br \/>38:40 &#8211; British naval service small arms<br \/>41:45 &#8211; Did .280 cartridge development begin during the war?<br \/>43:24 &#8211; Impact of MP44 on British post-war small arms development?<br \/>44:25 &#8211; Gallilean sights on the Enfield<br \/>46:25 &#8211; Why is there a semiauto selector on the Sten?<br \/>49:17 &#8211; Did American soldiers use British small arms?<br \/>50:29 &#8211; Why did the British choose the Lee action over the Mauser action?<br \/>51:16 &#8211; Which was better, Sten or Grease Gun?<br \/>52:34 &#8211; Why did the whole Commonwealth not switch to the No4 Enfield?<\/p>\n<p>All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices:<br \/>weaponsandwar.tv<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! 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