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Originally Posted by helbent4
I was thinking about why they mounted advanced gear on a POS like the Sten, I guess the Mk. II was more reliable than the Mk. I, it would only be used at short range so there was no need for a full-power rifle. Further, a suppressed SMG in tandem with IR night-vision would also allow for a kind of "stealth" weapon, neither seen nor heard at night.
Tony
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Probably just an experiment, like the one they mounted on the M-1 carbine. The British already had the predecessor of the Sterling, the Lanchester, in limited service at the time, plus the EM-2 was in the preliminary design phases (which I still think was a kick-ass rifle firing a kick-ass cartridge).