Most riflemen are armed with the .303-calibre Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE, aka. ‘Smelly’), a reliable and accurate weapon, although relatively slow firing
The Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank or PIAT for short, is a British anti-tank weapon small enough to be carried by infantry teams while being powerful enough to deal with all but the heaviest of tanks
The rifle platoon's main firepower comes from its three accurate and reliable .303-calibre Bren light machine-guns. Each rifleman carries four spare magazines for his section's Bren in two chest pouches on his webbing gear. Using the Bren Gun as a base of fire, they manoeuvre closer to the enemy, then use their rifle fire to cover the Bren Gun as it advances
