Friday, December 14, 2018

American 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 American 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
Automatic Rifle Browning Automatic Rifle .30-06 7.25 kg 20 5 4 2-3-Nil 7 3 8 83
Handgun Colt M1892 New Army .38 Long Colt 0.94 kg 6R DAR 2 1-Nil 2 4 N/A 19
Handgun Colt Army Special .38 Special 0.91 kg 6R DAR 2 1-Nil 2 5 N/A 22
Handgun Colt M1911 .45 ACP 1.11 kg 7 SA 2 1-Nil 1 5 N/A 26
Handgun Colt M1917 .45 ACP 1.1 kg 6R DAR 2 1-Nil 2 6 N/A 26
Handgun Colt 1909 New Service .45 Long Colt 1.11 kg 6R DAR 2 1-Nil 2 6 N/A 26
Machinegun Lewis Gun .30-06 13.00 kg 47 or 97 5 4 2-3-Nil 9 3 7 (4 on bipod) 101
Rifle M1917 .30-06 4.17 kg 5c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 8 4 N/A 99
Rifle Springfield 1903 .30-06 3.94 kg 5c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 7 4 N/A 91
Rifle Krag-Jorgensen .30-40 Krag 3.83 kg 5c(5) BA 4 2-3-Nil 8 4 N/A 121
Rifle Springfield Pedersen .30-18 Auto 3.94 kg 40 SA 1 Nil 7 1 N/A 54
Shotgun Remington Model 10 shotgun 18.5mm 3.52 kg 5i 3x6 2 Nil 7 6 N/A 45
Shotgun Winchester M1897 18.5mm 3.60 kg 5i 3x6 2 Nil 7 5 N/A 40

The Lewis gun has 30% more range on a bipod.

The M1917 and M1903 use stripper clips.

The Krag uses a dump magazine. For game purposes, it functions identically to a stripper clip.

The Springfield Pedersen is a 1903 with the bolt switched out. It fires a pistol round from a magazine that sticks out to the top right of the rifle. In reality, it's extremely finicky to load, but an alternate war might see an improved design.

The two shotguns are equipped only with buckshot rounds. No slugs were sent overseas during the war.

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