Date: October 5th, 2026 7:00 PM Author: Flirting odious school wrinkle
"Based on reading various accounts of infantry weapon performance in World War II, subjectively, it seems to me that soldiers in the European Theater tended to be more critical of the M1 carbine than soldiers in the Pacific Theater of operations. This may be attributable to longer ranges and larger enemy soldiers in the European Theater compared to smaller enemy encountered at closer ranges in jungle conditions, often in mass attacks where rapid magazine changes of the M1 Carbine were appreciated."