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Rem model 8 for shooting parachutes
Ricci Wright
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As stated, the primary market for the ?Special Police? was to law enforcement agencies but during the onset of WWII, Remington Asst. Director of Mfg., E.C. Hadley, had other ideas in mind,
?National Guard companies could be supplied with these semiautomatics. They would prove to be of great value in guarding key points such as railroad stations, utility nerve centers, and bridgeheads. Rifles like these in the hands of trained marksmen would certainly prove their worth in dealing with parachute troops, for example. They could be picked off with the semiautomatic in the short time of their descent while the soldier with the bolt action rifle would lose precious seconds in reloading after each shot? (Chicago Daily Tribune, May 6th, 1940)[:)]
?National Guard companies could be supplied with these semiautomatics. They would prove to be of great value in guarding key points such as railroad stations, utility nerve centers, and bridgeheads. Rifles like these in the hands of trained marksmen would certainly prove their worth in dealing with parachute troops, for example. They could be picked off with the semiautomatic in the short time of their descent while the soldier with the bolt action rifle would lose precious seconds in reloading after each shot? (Chicago Daily Tribune, May 6th, 1940)[:)]
Comments
Parachute troops are fair game while still in the air.
Ricci- a pilot escaping from a falling plane is not fair game.
Parachute troops are fair game while still in the air.
Paratroopers oughta be fair game in the air, they are worth more points on the ground, though.