e 8) ee e Continued c) Doing away with the mtt entails locating guard directly under the barrel, which the trigger, I wonder if the designers succeed in preventing this and, if so, further complication of the gun ? I would add that should an accident the trigger means overheating of EM2 will really will it not entail (explosion) occur it would be serious because the face of the firer and particularly his eye are near the breech opening. One can imagine the psychological effect on the battalion if such an accident shouid happen. e) Finally, the left-handed -9,- design prevents the EM2 being used by a me the question of man. Simplicity.As simplicity I have remains pointed out many times, If, generally speaking, I was and the way it was carried out, this was stripping tests, which were not designed important point of simplicity. a) to supreme, satisfied with the programme not the case with the to bring out this all- The Stripping test, called " field carried out to the same degree on stripping " was not both we&pons, and the figures which those responsible for the decision read are in no way representative of the minimum stripping accepted. The figures stripping 11" as sembly oon b) true instead " I was of 19" if 32 ere astonished will | should be:- for the FN against 19" for the EM ft " " 38 1 if ft rt see that the to trial programme did not allow for time to be taken for the breech block strippigg. Here there is an opportunity of comparison which is not a question of a 8mall percentage, but an appreciable multiple. wey Failing times being taken, it is necessary to be present at such a test to realise the true position of the question and draw the right conclusions, AS @ matter of fact whatever precautions have been taken in testing, it can always happen that the gun suddenly stops during the battle. Crawling in the mud or in the dust is an experience quite different from an academic test with the cover duly closed. What can the soldier do then ? if he knows he has a simple gun he will manage to get over the trouble and will remain in the fighting line with his fellows. But if he feels that stripping is hopeless, he has no alternative but to cast his weapon aside and give up the