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To: ThinkingBuddha

What did the cartridge for it look like? The .30 cal. M1 Carbine was seriously underpowered, not a real infantry weapon.


5 posted on 12/23/2016 4:26:37 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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What did the cartridge for it look like? The .30 cal. M1 Carbine was seriously underpowered, not a real infantry weapon.


6 posted on 12/23/2016 4:43:45 AM PST by ThinkingBuddha
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To: imardmd1

The Carbine was designed and intended for rear echelon troops, clerks, cooks, and truck drivers. The Garand was deemed too large and heavy for that purpose.

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7 posted on 12/23/2016 4:51:22 AM PST by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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