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Bren gun

[bren] / brɛn /


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But the beachhead was already secure, Allied patrols were halfway to Rome, tanks and Bren gun carriers were ashore, Allied airmen controlled the skies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under persuasive Sergeant Nelson and a physical instructor with "the face of an executioner who is kind to his children when off duty," rookies learn drill, the Bren gun, spit-&-polish and super-discipline.

From Time Magazine Archive

I went with a captain called Peter in his Bren gun carrier.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only three weeks before the outbreak of the war did the British military discover that Bren gun carriers and small tanks could negotiate water-covered rice fields.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Downing shot out orders, threats, and penalties with the rapidity of a Bren gun.

From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)




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