Weapons and Arms By: Anthony Baratta
The Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK.1
o The standard rifle for Canadian soldiers in the Second World War
o Production for this gun started in 1941
o .303 caliber
o Manually operated, has Rotating Bolt
o Length of 1129mm
o Barrel length of 640mm
o Weight of 4.11kg
o 10 rounds in a detachable magazine
Bren light machine gun
o Main machine gun used by Canadian soldiers
o Light, small, very accurate, reliable, hard hitting
o .303 caliber
o Gas operated, tipping bolt
o 10.35 kg
o Rate of fire 500-520 rounds a minute
o Yardage of 550m
o 30 rounds in a box magazine or 100 rounds in a pan magazine
Thompson sub machine gun
o Taken into Canadian army after the fall of France in 1940
o Section commanders and infantry platoons acquired them
o First used in 1941 in Hong Kong
o Main SMG used by Canadians
o Cartridge .45 ACP
o Action: Blowback- Operated
o Rate of fire: 600-800 rounds per minute
o Range: 550m
o Rounds: 20 or 30 detachable box magazine, 50 or 100 drum magazine
Sten MK2 (Canadian) sub machine gun
o Created in Long Beach, Toronto, Ontario
o Saw action in north west Europe
o Caliber: 9mm
o Length: 76.2cm
o Weight 3kg
o Feed system 32 round magazine
o Rate of fire: 550 rounds per minute
PIAT
o Heavy and difficult to carry
o 14.4kg
o Projectile weight 1.35kg
o Velocity: 450ft per second
o Range: 110yd – 350yd which can break a house
o Penetrates an armor in 4 shots at 115yd
