What If: .276 Pedersen adopted - SpaceBattles
Jun 19, 2010 · The .276 Pedersen Garand narrowly won out over the Pedersen in that second round of testing, and was slated for service-wide adoption in that calibre until Army Chief of Staff MacArthur ordered that it be redesigned for .30-06 regardless of the Army's own lethality testing showing that the .276 was more effective than the .30-06 at realistic ...
US adopts .276 Pedersen round pre-WW2, would it be NATO
Aug 24, 2017 · The calibers that made the cut were .276 (actually 7.2mm diameter) and .256 (actually 6.7mm diameter). These were tested against the Springfield. In the tests the .30-06 had the most range and punch through cover. The .276 was more controllable than the .30-06, had less range and flatness, but still performed quite adequately.
Ideal squad level small arms caliber for WW2? | SpaceBattles
Jul 27, 2017 · I've been having a discussion about the modern caliber debate in the US military and the .276 Pedersen round debate in the US before WW2, which led me to wonder what would be the ideal 'universal' squad level small arms caliber given WW2 technology. What is the opinion of the members here? To...
Design a WW2 infantry platoon | Page 5 - SpaceBattles
Oct 18, 2018 · Unfortunatly the M18 lacks the penetration to really kill tanks. 76mm is iffy even against mediums. Though WP, canister, and dedicated HE shells (the US never did like making HE rounds for infantry weapons) make for a nice infantry support weapon. Also, you don't need the tripod unless you're...
Soviets continue development of Federov Avtomat - SpaceBattles
Sep 30, 2017 · Historically Valdimir Fyodorov was pretty far ahead of his time in conceptually developing weapons, which resulted in his Avtomat. It is often incorrectly considered the first assault rifle, since the Soviets adopted the term he coined for the class of weapons he pioneered, which was really an...
Small Arms What If: US goes with .256 in either 1931 or late 1940s
Mar 13, 2011 · We all know of the great .276 Pedersen/.280 British vs. .30-06/7.62 NATO debates. However, in a bout of googling, I've come across information that shows that the 1930 US Army Ordnance Board was actually conducting testing with more than simply .276 Pedersen and .30-06 Springfield.
What Would a 1940s US Military Adopted Assault Rifle Look Like?
Jul 11, 2020 · my guess would be that issues accounterd in the great war lead to the idea remember that the uk/commonwealth relied heavily on us small arms production, but more importantly it took the us way too long to tool up their own small arms production a common rifle/ caliber would reduce many of the...
WI: No M1 Garand, M1918 BAR is the new automatic service rifle …
Sep 3, 2018 · The M1 Garand was originally developed using 276 Pedersen which was intended to reduce required powder and recoil by reducing bullet diameter while maintaining a reasonable analogue of exterior and terminal ballistic. General Douglas McAurthur had 276 Pedersen development shut down in the 1930s because of a little event called The Great ...
Invincible Fanfic Idea, Discusssion, Recommendation Thread.
Mar 24, 2025 · I had a idea the other day what if instead of finding the thraxians Nolan takes a wrong turn at a star and Nolan stumbles into the the twelve colonies of kobol at the start of the fall and decided to intervene.
History of US Rifle development in funny way. | SpaceBattles
Aug 15, 2013 · Source (c)mzmadmike Army, sometime in the 1920s: Most of the technological militaries are going to 6.5-7mm cartridges, with good success. John C. Garand, design us something like that. Garand: How about a self-loading rifle in .276 Pedersen? Easy to shoot, reliable, effective. Infantry...