WW2 British BREN No.2

The role & equipment of a BREN No.2 During WW2.
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[@ismJoboi]

I know that the Bren gunner or assistant just have 2 basic pouches like regular infantry and I think about the extra 2 pouches could be for emergency extra for the Bren gun

[@kellyshistory306]

Great video. I've never seen the cleaning equipment before. Nice demonstration of the combat drill as well.

[@LivingHistoryUK]

Thanks for the kind words :) Glad you enjoyed it.

[@willtheww2collector742]

awsome. you have some lovely items there!

[@worthatronproduction]

later in the war some platoons didn't bother with number 2s and the lone bren gunner would only carried a few necessary pieces of his kit into battle

[@jcasoriousa]

I believe it would be change the barrel after 500 rounds of continues fire where the barrel would heat up and need changing keep up combat efficency

[@306sac]

Quite a lot of weight for the Bren no 1 & 2 to carry into action; a rifleman wouldn’t have so much to carry? May be a silly question but someone has to ask it - why only put 28 bullets into a 30 round magazine? Is it to leave some ‘slack’ in the mechanism? 🤔

[@LivingHistoryUK]

The BREN No.2 carried the utility pouches and wallet/barrel bag all in addition to the standard riflemen kit. Precisely that, stops the spring from being overused and it is also easier to load the magazine too.

[@ismJoboi]

Your audio in 5:12 is cutted what are you saying about the usage of the gauzes?