BBA092
King & Country
Although, strictly speaking, the B.A.R. (Browning Automatic Rifle) was not a machine gun it was employed mostly in the light machine gun role within American WW2 Infantry Squads. Each American infantry squad (usually 8-10 men) would always contain at least one soldier carrying the B.A.R. Both the M1 ‘Garand’ Rifle and B.A.R. used the same .30 cal. ammunition.
K&C’s new B.A.R. Gunner is taking cover as he observes the enemy.
This group of GIs are armed with a broad selection of weapons and ready to repulse the surprise German attack, which erupted on the morning of 16 December 1944 in the area of Belgium known as... ‘The Ardennes’.