Quote Originally Posted by pocketshaver View Post
Ie, the same Mark VI can be labeled as "rifle", "Vickers gun", and "lewis gun" only.

My question is, what sort of twit would have come up with idea like that.
IIRC, the Mark VI for use in rifle had the flat base bullet heads, and the ammo for Vickers MG's was boat tail. Not sure about the Lewis.

The flat base bullets work better in Lee-Enfields, but when the **** hits the fan, both work in each and will still so the job if one or other is all you've got.

The Germans even made special 'match' grade sniper ammo for issue to the front line snipers, but given the logistics problems the Wehrmacht had throughout most of WW2, I wonder how many Germanicon snipers ever got to use the sniper grade ammo.