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...derable time and effort developing an intermediate-power round, the [[.280 British]], to solve these problems. The U.S. countered with its pre-WWII requiremen
...man government. However it was not long before those involved realized the British had been right all along: the .308 could not be fired accurately in [[Autom
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...es and Axis powers during World War II, being used in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Besa machine gun|BESA]] armored-vehicle mounted [[machine gun]].
...German infantry units were not allowed to use this round; however German [[snipers]] sometimes used this high velocity round to gain an extra 150 m (164 yards
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The first tanks, beginning with the [[United Kingdom|British]] Mark I launched against the [[German]] trenches in World War I, were near
...t was more expensive to produce and therefore was generally only issued to snipers and other advanced marksmen who could use it more effectively; the ordinary
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...olt-action rifles were being used widely as cavalry weapons as well as for snipers. World War I marked the height of the bolt-action rifle's use, though [[aut
*[[British military rifles]]
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... slightly different ballistically to the [[.30-06 Springfield]] and [[.303 British]] cartridges), along with several rifles such as the [[FN FAL]] and [[M14 r
...han the 600 metre (650 yd) range which is the optimal engagement range for snipers.
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