The [b]M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle[/b] (BAR) is an American selective-fire rifle, or technically [[light machine gun]] chambered for .30-06 Springfield cartridge and designed by [[john moses browning|John Browning]] in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe as a replacement for the [[Chauchat]]. The [[weapon]] is recognizable by its bottom-folding bipod installed on the muzzle, rectangular one-piece forearm, and a [[flip-up sight|flip-up rear sight]] with a windage knob.

This tag also apply to any foreign-produced variants, such as the Polish [b]Browning wz. 28[/b] which notably has a pistol grip (post #6539181) or the French [b]MAS mle 1922[/b].
In anime the BAR is best known for its usage by [[Charlotte E. Yeager]] from [[Strike Witches]].

h4. See also
* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[M1918 (Girls' Frontline)]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1918_Browning_Automatic_Rifle
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