Top Photo: 1954 - the water-cooled Browning .30 cal
had been the Army's main battalion level machine gun in World
War II and Korea. It was replaced in 1957 with the M60, which
first reached 3AD troops in Germany in 1958.
Bottom Photo: 1949 - the venerable .30 cal M1 Garand
was the standard U.S. infantry rifle during 1936-1957. It was
replaced by the M14, which first reached 3AD troops in Germany
in 1958.
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