M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

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[edit] History

The Browning Automatic Rifle, also known as the B.A.R.(pronounced Bee-aye-are) was issued as the heavy fire support for a squad. Designed by the famous John Browning, it was the standard issued automatic rifle for the U.S. Marine Corps and the occasional infantry during WWII, the Vietnam War and Korea. The weapon was a .30 cal, semi-automatic and fully-automatic,self-loading rifle that held 20-rounds in an detachable magazine. The BAR rifle also required specialized training to use, with soldiers trained to use it referred to as 'BAR gunners.'

[edit] Suggested Tactics in Gameplay

In Brothers in Arms the player often starts out with BAR on several of the later levels. More commonly used on the Fire Team, it is the favored weapon of Joe "Red" Hartsock. Though they are not issued to paratroopers, Hartsock apparently salvaged it from the fallen wreckage of the many drops during the time. You should keep the BAR with you for most of the time as it is one of the most accurate firearms in the game, even more than the Kar 98 or the Garand and it also has a more easier iron sight to utilize.

The weapon also has a reasonable twenty rounds in its cartridge and you cannot find this weapon again halfway through most levels. Perhaps the only weak points of the Browning Automatic Rifle is its high level of recoil, which can be countered by firing short yet rapid bursts from the weapon.