The “Ridiculous” Australian Gun That Beat the British Sten and American Thompson

The “Ridiculous” Australian Gun That Beat the British Sten and American Thompson It looked ridiculous, with a magazine sticking straight out of the top. But in mud, jungle, rain, and close-range ambushes, the Owen Machine Carbine did what the British Sten and American Thompson could not — it kept firing when soldiers needed it most. 🌧️🔥🇦🇺 0:00 The Gun That Saved a Soldier in the Mud 5:50 Long Bay Rifle Range Test 11:40 Why Australia Needed a Jungle Gun 17:30 Evelyn Owen’s Strange Beginning 23:20 The Prototype Left in a Sack 29:10 The Army Tries to Kill the Project 35:00 Why the Owen Worked in Mud 41:00 Sten Explodes, Thompson Jams 48:00 Kokoda, New Guinea, and MacArthur’s Request 55:00 The Digger’s Darling Lives On #OwenGun #AustralianWeapons #WW2SubmachineGun #KokodaTrack #PacificWar #StenGun #ThompsonSMG #MilitaryHistory Subscribe here:    / @wwiivalor-v2c  

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