WW2: M-1 Garand or M1 Thompson or Browning BAR?

Question

If you were in the infrantry in WW2, which weapon above would you choose to go into battle with and why?

Answer 1

M1918 Browning BAR. Heavy, big and a heck of a brute, but when it barks, everybody listens.

I already own a Colt 1911A1, an M1 Garand, an M1903 Springfield and an M1 Carbine; working on getting my grubby hands on a BAR.

Answer 2

I would take the Garand. The BAR is too heavy and the full automatic capability means additional ammo to carry or you run out. The Thompson is good at closer range but if the other guy had a 98 Mauser and was 200 meters out you would be dead meat. The drawback to the Garand is the 8 shot internal clip; never have figured out they did not use a detachable clip. The BAR was already there so they had an example and should have used it on the Garand.

Answer 3

The BAR. In spite of its weight. It had range and could be fired accurately out to a thousand yards and more. There are stories of good BAR men making kills at 3,000 yards. Then you had the two speeds of full auto, and slow cyclic was great for sustained bursts on target as well as saving ammo. The Browning was and still is very underrated. With the Thompson you had to get in very close for a kill. With the Garand you had eight rounds of the same 30-06 the BAR used and no full auto capability at all. I would take the BAR.

Answer 4

Depends on what I was trying to do. Each one had a specific purpose. Clearly our part of that war was won on the back of the garand. Times have changed though and the thompson might be a better choice for CQB... in short, controlled bursts. Long distance area supression? BAR, as long as I didn't need to run alot... and maybe if the magazine were bigger.

Answer 5

in case you have a barrel and "firing mechanism" from a Garand, that mixture will shoot 30-06 ammunition, until eventually it fairly is been switched over to apply .308, yet no longer 30 Carbine. If somebody informed you it fairly is a hybrid from blending areas from a M1 Garand and a M1 Carbine, they have misinformed you. There are actually not any areas from the Carbine which will in high-quality condition on the Garand. A firearm as defined may well be routinely and bodily impossible to collect from areas. the only different risk is that it fairly is a shortened "Tanker version" somebody made. yet a "Tanker version" might ruin the collector fee of a real M1 Garand. that would nonetheless in all possibility use 06 ammunition, or it would desire to have been switched over to .308. If it fairly is been switched over to .308 there will be a block in the receiver to keep away from a clip loaded with 06 from being inserted into the receiver. If a link to a image of this manner of firearm may well be published for the community to observe, the question might desire to be spoke back definitively.

Answer 6

Probably the Thompson. Typical firefights start at ranges of 200M or less, especially in built up areas. The Thompson, compared to the other weapons you name, has a great combination of light weight, hitting power, and volume of fire.
The M1's a great shooter's weapon, but is really almost overpowered for typical engagements. The BAR's too heavy for a rifle (almost 16lbs), and has too low a rate of fire to act as a squad's base of fire. Plus it's magazine fed, and the mags only hold 20 rounds-actually less in practice. This means for suppressive fires, one is changing magazines every 30seconds or so.

Answer 7

I would prefer the M1 garand. the BAR is good but heavy and the Thompson is best in close quarters. I like to be a little further away when I start shooting.

Answer 8

In most cases I would want the M-1 Garand it was and still is a very good rifle, how ever if I wanted to do some real damage I would want the B.A.R.

Answer 9

Dont know never used any of them. Nearly skewered myself with the firing bolt of an M16 once. We were learning how to pull em apart in my army days and I forgot about the spring. The bolt came out at a great rate of knots and just missed me and ended up in some long grass. I ended up on my hands and knees searching for it.. Needless to say I got ribbed unmercifully by my buddies.

Answer 10

All I know is about 90% of casualties on the German side were caused by the Garand!