Friday, December 14, 2018

British Imperial Small Arms of WW1

For people who are interested in the weapons of World War 1, one of the best pop culture sources I've found is C&Rsenal's YouTube channel, where they discuss the history of the weapon and test it on range. Watching through the series has led me to stat up the weapons they've discussed, along with a few that get mentioned as being relevant but that haven't had episodes shot yet. Below the break are the British Empire weapons of the First World War. Please note that these use Fire, Fusion & Steel calculations for Pen, rather than my revised penetration calculations.






Type Name Caliber Wt. Mag ROF Dam Pen Blk SS Brst Rng
Handgun Webley Mark V .455 1.10 kg 6R DAR 2 1-Nil 2 4 N/A 24
Handgun Webley Self-Loading Pistol .455 Webley Auto 1.13 kg 7 SA 2 1-Nil 1 5 N/A 27
Handgun Ona .455 Webley 1.30 kg 6R SAR 2 1-Nil 2 4 N/A 24
Machinegun Lewis Gun .303 British 13.00 kg 47 or 97 5 4 2-3-Nil 9 3 7 109
Machinegun Vickers Mk. I .303 British 15 kg (+23 kg tripod) 250B 5 4 2-3-Nil 7 3 7 (4 on tripod) 107
Rifle Ross Rifle .303 British 3.90 kg 5c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 9 4 N/A 128
Rifle Pattern 14 .303 British 4.25 kg 5c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 8 4 N/A 107
Rifle Lee-Metford .303 British BP 4.19 kg 8i or 10i BA 2 1-Nil 8 1 N/A 88
Rifle Lee-Enfield .303 British 4.19 kg 10c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 8 4 N/A 127
Rifle Short Magazine Lee-Enfield .303 British 3.96 kg 10c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 8 4 N/A 104
Rifle Winchester M1892 .44-40 Winchester 3.1 kg 12i LA 3 1-Nil 6 3 N/A 96
Rifle Farquhar-Hill .303 British 6.6 kg 19 SA 4 2-3-Nil 7 3 N/A 102

The Lewis gun has its range extended by 30% when on a bipod.

The Vickers has its range doubled when on a tripod.

All of the clip-fed weapons use stripper clips.

The Lee-Metford stats are for black powder rounds. Lee-Metfords with smokeless rounds should use the information for the Lee-Enfield.

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