The 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles And

W. Set No 18:

Liason: Infantry,Company, Battalion

Transport: Portable

Maximum Range: 8km

Morse: 16km

Weight: 14.4 kg

( Projector Infantry Anti - Tank )

This original owned by Andrew is a classic.

Weight: 16kg

Length: 0.95

Practical range: Anti Tank 100m

  House Bunkers 350m

Rate of fire: 5 - 6 rounds per minute

Projectile: weight: 1. 130 kg. Green shell, red

crosses on the body of the charge. Penetrated

the armour of all tanks then in service.

Mechanism: The shell was propelled by the action of the gasses acting on the projectile and the hammer which rearmed automatically.

Use: Used with an Infantry battalion. The Piat was also in use with the majority of other front line units.

The Maschinengewehr - 34 or MG34, was a German machine gun that was first produced and accepted for service in 1934, and first issued to units in 1935. It was an air-cooled machine gun firing 7.92x57mm Mauser rounds.

Type: General purpose machine gun

In service: 1935-1945

Designer: Heinrich Vollmer

Designed: 1934:

Number built: 354,000

Weight: 12.1 kg, 19.2 kg with tripod.

Length: 48 inches.

Cartridge: 7.92x57 mm Mauser.

Action: Recoil operated.

Rate of fire: 800 - 900 rounds/min

Early versions: 600 - 1000 rounds/min selectable on early versions pistol grip.

MG34 "S" : 1,700 rounds/min

MG34/41 : 1,200 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity: 755 m/s ( 2,477 ft/s )

Feed system: 50/200 round belts or round drum magazine as seen above.

Sights: Iron sights.

Me manning the Vickers at Rougham

Battalion support heavy machine gun fire for the Ulster Rifles on D Day came from the Middlesex Regiment.

Calibre: .303

Total weight ready for action: 42.5 kg

Range: 4 500m

Practical range: 800m

Sustained Trajectory: Man standing at 600m

Mechanism: Short recoil of the barrel, water cooled.

Rate of fire: 500 rounds plus per minute.

Ammunition: Cylindrical and conical cartridges in a rolled sleeve/case. Bullet cased in nickel-silver, lead core.

Packaging: Supplied in wooden cases containing two 2 metal boxes each containing one 250 round soft canvas belt.

Crew: 3

1 Lance Corporal gunner carried the tripod

1 Loader, carried the gun, the accessory bag, the condensator pipe.

1 Ammunition bearer, carried two 250 cartridges and a jerrycan of water.

Use: Support weapon supplied to Mortar and Machine Gun Battalions of the Infantry Divisions

( 36 of them transported by Universal carriers as well as in the Independent MMG Companies of the Armoured Divisions ( 12 items )

The Karabiner 98 Kurz ( Often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k ) was a bolt-action rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the German Wehrmacht and was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles.

Type: Bolt action

Place of origin: Nazi Germany

Designed: 1935

Manufacturer: Mauser

Produced: 1935-1945

Number built: 14, 643, 260

Variants: G40k

Weight: 3.7kg ( 8.2 lb ) - 4.1kg ( 9lb )

Length: 43.7 inches

Cartridge: 7.92x57mm IS

Action: Bolt action

Muzzle velocity: 760 m/s ( 2,493 ft/s )

Effective range: 500m ( with iron sights ) 800+m ( with optics )

Feed system: 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine.

Sights: Iron sights, Telescopic sight.

Andrew with our 1943 dated No 18 set

This piece owned by Chris makes a nice addition to the display.

Type: Medium machine gun.

Place of origin: Unites States.

Designed: 1919

Produced: 1919-1945

Weight: 31lb

Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield ( U.S )

Action: Recoil - operated/short-recoil operation.

Rate of fire: 400-600 round/min

Muzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s

Effective Range:: 1,500 yards ( maximum )

Feed system: 250-round belt