Bren at War

[Peter Laidler]

Top photo: Note the absent bott handle, strap and marking disc. And even a bipod! It'd have been easier to remove the bipod assembly but the Mk1 won't work without the sleeve. Stupid or what? And what sort of tripod is that? Is it a modified Browning M1917 type?

Note the bracket outside, close to the A27 radio call sign. That was for the Lee Enfield bodied 2" bomb thrower. The driver would certainly be getting an earful - literally - if the Bren fired while he was sat there. Mind you, so would the gunner too.......... from the driver

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[Luis Bren]

No details with this one. Maybe you can fill us in! Universal carriers.

[Luis Bren]

A NewZealand soldier part of Expeditionary Force firing dual Bren’s joined by an AA mount during Operation Crusader in Afrika

[Robert303]

Thanks for all the pics! Great thread.

[Luis Bren]

A British Bren gun crew in a trench at Anzio, Italy, 13 March 1944

[henry r]

to me, THE iconic bren picture.



1943-01-02. PAPUA, GIROPA POINT. Australian MANNED M3 GENERAL STUART TANKS ATTACKING JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. MEN OF D COMPANY, 2/12TH BATTALION, FIRE ON 25 JAPANESE (NOT SEEN), USING BREN MK 1 MACHINE GUNS AND SMLE NO 1 MKIII* RIFLES, WHO ARE FLEEING FROM A WRECKED PILLBOX 150 YARDS AWAY. THE PILLBOX WAS DESTROYED BY THE GENERAL STUART TANK SHOWN HERE. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE PRIVATE J. SEARLE AND CORPORAL G. G. FLETCHER. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN DURING THE ACTUAL FIGHTING.

[Luis Bren]

The soldier at right , have a bren with tripod.... ???

[gsimmons]

It's a bipod, the legs are folded out, not in like the bloke on the left.

[Luis Bren]

Great pics and films can see in AWM web page!

Australian War Memorial

More https://www.awm.gov.au/search/all/?q...lters=&filter=

[henry r]

the guy on the right is also being naughty and using his front handle straight out when not in anti aircraft "mode".