The M1918 BAR (English: Model 1918 Brow

ning Automatic Rifle) was an American automatic rifle designed by John Browning in 1917. It was first used in the final stages of World War I by the United States Military. By the time of World War II, many variants were imported to other Allied factions. It fired the .30-06 Springfield cartridge from a 20-round magazine at a rate of fire of 350-600 rounds depending on the variant with a range of around 100–1350 meters.

Contents 1 Battlefield 1942 1.1 Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome 2 Battlefield Vietnam 2.1 World War II mod 3 Trivia 4 References

Battlefield 1942Edit

Bar M1918
Damage	9
Damage multipliers	2.5x Head 1.6x Body
Ammunition capacity	20 rounds
Starting ammunition	6 magazines
Maximum ammunition	6 magazines
Reload time	4 seconds
Rate of fire	480 rpm
Recoil	Low
Fire mode	Automatic
Faction	US Army, USMC British Army, RAF Free French Forces Red Army (before patch 1.45)
Kit	Assault
Source of statistics	[1][2]

In Battlefield 1942, the Bar M1918 is issued to the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, the British Army and the Red Army (prior to patch 1.45, when it was replaced by the DP) Assault kit. It has high power, a medium rate of fire, low recoil and low accuracy. It uses a 20-round magazine. It is an effective mid-range weapon, though it is rather bested by a rifle at long range, or a submachine gun in close quarters. The BAR is not very effective unless fired from the prone position, due to its high recoil. While prone, a BAR user will be much more effective, due to the increased accuracy and substantially decreased recoil, and will be able to support friendly infantry.

It is the counterpart of the German StG 44 and Japanese Type 99, though there are significant differences. The BAR and Type 99 hold 20 rounds, while the StG holds 30. This difference is offset by the fact that the BAR and Type 99 are more powerful than the StG, making individual shots more effective. The primary difference between the BAR and the Type 99 is that the BAR has a slower rate of fire, and that the Type 99's damage is affected by range.

Battlefield 1942: The Road to RomeEdit

In Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome, the Bar M1918 is issued to the Free French Forces Assault kit.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield 1942 All Kits Pistols - M1911 · Walther P38 Equipment - Knife · Commando Knife (SWoWWII) · German Elite Knife (SWoWWII) Scout Kit Sniper Rifles - No4Sniper · K98Sniper · Gewehr 43 ZF4 (SWoWWII) Equipment - Grenade · Binoculars Assault Kit Squad Support Weapons - BAR M1918 · Bren LMG (SWoWWII) · DP (SWoWWII) · Type99 (SWoWWII) · StG 44 · Johnson LMG (SWoWWII) · Breda Modello 30 (RtR) · Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 (SWoWWII) Equipment - Grenade Anti-Tank Kit Shoulder-fired Missiles - Bazooka · Panzerschreck Equipment - Grenade Medic Kit Submachine guns - Thompson · MP 18 · MP 40 · Sten SMG (RtR) (SWoWWII) Equipment - Grenade · Medkit Engineer Kit Battle Rifles - M1 Garand (SWoWWII) · No4 · K98· Type 5 (SWoWWII) Shotguns - Browning Auto 5 (SWoWWII) Equipment - Wrench · ExpPack · Landmine · Bayonet (RtR) · Rifle Grenade (SWoWWII) Jetpack Kit (SWoWWII) Submachine guns - MP 40 Equipment - Binoculars · Grenade · Jetpack (SWoWWII)

Battlefield VietnamEdit

World War II modEdit

In Battlefield Vietnam official WWII mod, the BAR 1918 is issued as an option to the United States Marine Corps' Assault kit. It has a different model and animations from the Battlefield 1942, but uses the same sounds and is essentially the same weapon.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield Vietnam's WWII mod All Kits Pistols - Colt · Walther P38 Equipment - Knife Assault Kit Battle Rifles - M1 Garand · Type 5 Squad Support Weapons - BAR 1918 · Type 99 Equipment - Grenade · Binoculars Engineer Kit Battle Rifles - M1 Garand · Type 5 Submachine guns - MP 40 · Thompson Equipment - Exp. Pack · Mine · Wrench · Grenade · Medkit Heavy Assault Kit Launchers - Bazooka · Panzerschreck Battle Rifles - M1 Garand · Type 5 Equipment - Grenade · Mortar Scout Kit Sniper Rifles - No 4 Sniper · K 98 Sniper Equipment - Binoculars Flamethrower Kit Flamethrowers - M2-2 Flame Thrower · Type 100 Flame Thrower Equipment - Binoculars

TriviaEdit

• The Bar 1918 was originally issued to the Red Army's Assault kit, however, it was replaced by the DP in a patch released for compatibility with Secret Weapons of WWII.

ReferencesEdit

↑ Hey, A Message Board - Older Battlefield Games - retrieved October 22, 2010 ↑ Giant Grid O' Death - retrieved October 22, 2010