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there was two generally used by the British, the bren, and the sten
Sten submachine Gun
the bren was developed at Brno and a modified version e.g. .303 ammunition was selected by the army and was in continuous use with the British army for some 40 years it was a very accurate gun with a range of 3000 yards. Having had the pleasure of firing one in training I can vouch for its accuracy.
Bren Br(brno)En(enfield). The sten was known as the woolworhs gun and I think it was primarily intened for close quarter work
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