At the Aberdeen Proving Ground last week, the Army proudly showed President Harry Truman its newest fighting toolssome so new that details are still secret. Most impressive of the new weapons:
Rifle: the lightweight, .30-cal. T25 with a tremendous (750 rounds-a-minute) rate of fire. Two and a half pounds lighter than the standard infantryman's Garand, the T25 uses a 20-round clip, can be fired automatically or singleshot. Its purpose: to replace not only the carbine and rifle, but also the submachine gun and possibly, when it gets a better barrel, the reliable but heavy...
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