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Yes Charlie, the bren was adaptable so that it could be fired from the hip, but as I said ... there weren't too many Rambos around that could do it successfully, without dislocating your hip, and the chances of hitting anything were pretty slim as it would always kick up into the air. Remember we're using .303 hard points here. The Mag only held 30 rounds and on auto it would spew them out in seconds. If you were in a situation where you wanted to spray a fast approaching enemy, then the number 2's sten was a more effective defence.
The later development into the 7.62 LMG was somewhat more controllable, but even that would buck up into the air when fired from the hip. Some bright spark also showed us how to use it for anti-aircraft fire. This involved putting the bipod over the number 2's shouders with him hanging on to the legs. Try it sometime ... as I said ... I was a number 2. Deafening, and far from accurate.
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Keep on snippin' ... Johnny
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