M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

The Browning Automatic Rifle, or the "BAR",pernounced by it's acronym:Bee-Aye-Are, was an American Support weapon used during World War I,World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

History
The B.A.R was first issued in February 1918, designed by John M Browning and manufactured by Browning and Colt. This automatic weapon, which fired from a closed bolt making the weapon much more reliable in poor operating conditions allowed the individual soldier to lay down a tremendous ammount of fire, provided a clear advantage in the trench warfare of World War I, although it was introduced relatively late to see much action. The weapon saw use in the inter war years, as a arm to infamous American armed robbers who obtained these weapons from surplus or stole them from armories, and the Police. The infamous Clyde Barrow, of Bonnie & Clyde, was known to use a modified version of the B.A.R. The B.A.R was used widely during World War II and the Korean War by American forces and even saw some action during the Vietnam War.It is still reguarded as one of the best weapons ever made, and is still used in many small nations and will be around for many more generations to use.

The BAR fires a .30 caliber cartridge (the same round as the 30-06 Springfield and the M1 Garand) loaded in a twenty-round magazines. It fulfilled the role of a S.A.W (Squad Automatic Weapon) and is very effective at providing suppressing fire.It was generally issued with a folding bi-pod but soldiers in the field usually disguarded them to save weight.

Game Info
The B.A.R uses a 20 round magazine. Thus the support could lay down a wall of lead for the attacking team to flank and take out gun emplacements or other enemy positions. The accuracy is medium to long and its dependability is very high. It is not very common in the Call of Duty series, but it is a useful weapon if availible. It can be a handful to operate if the player is unfarmiliar to it's capabilities, as a warning: fire in bursts and stay at a position to cover your allies as they move up then move up with them after they secure close quarters areas, where the Browning faulters a bit.