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US Rifle, Model of 1917, Caliber 30
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U.S. Army was still issuing the M1917 to chemical mortarmen. Perhaps due to M1 Garand (or M1903A3) shortages at the start of the war, the M1917 was also issued to artillerymen, and both mortarmen and artillerymen carried the M1917 in North Africa.
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They were initially allotted to Canadian Army Basic and Advanced Training Centres, the Royal Military College of Canada and Canadian Army (Reserve) units. They would also be issued to the Veterans Guard of Canada, the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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M1917 rifles were issued to the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary.[10] After the fall of the Philippines, M1917 rifles were used by Japanese police forces
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Many were bought by the United Kingdom through the British Purchasing Commission for use by the Home Guard; 615,000 arrived in Britain in the summer of 1940, followed by a further 119,000 in 1941.
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Others were supplied to the Nationalist Chinese forces, to indigenous forces in the China-Burma-India theater, and to the Free French Army, which can occasionally be seen in wartime photographs. The M1917 was also issued to the Local Defence Force of the Irish Army during World War II, these were part-time soldiers akin to the British Home Guard
Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914
The American 1917 is almost identical to the British P14 it was based on during WW1. Replacing the standard UK round for a US round to integrate into the us supply chain. The slightly smaller round allows it to carry 6 in the magazine and one in the chamber. Would make a great weapon at br1 in the tech tree. If anyone has any suggestions about modifications that can make the 1917 more unique.
