M1918

The B.A.R. M1918, short for Browning Automatic Rifle, is commonly recognized as a Light machine gun. The B.A.R is gas-operated, magazine-fed and air-cooled. It uses .30-06 Springfield ammunition (7.62x63mm) which are also found in an M1 Garand self-loading rifle and a M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle. 20-round double-stacked magazines are used for feeding, and the barrel is fixed. Most versions of BAR have bipods; however, in the M1918A2 version, they were frequently removed as a way of reducing weight.