MORE MACHINE-GUNS
BRITISH ARMY PROGRESS (United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Published in "The Times.") (Received 28th January, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 27th January. Carrying out its decision to increase the infantry's machine-gun power, the Army Council is adding a machine-gun section to each battalion now possessing a machine-gun platoon. Battalions will ultimately be equipped with a machine-gun company, with 'twelve guns carried in lorries, the establishment being three bayonet to one ma-chine-gun company, adding 544 guns. Cavalry regiments at present possess a Q&chine-gun squadron.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 9
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81MORE MACHINE-GUNS Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 9
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