Turner SMLE

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The Turner SMLE was a prototype semi-automatic conversion of the bolt-action Short-Magazine Lee-Enfield. Designed by an American gunsmith Russel Turner, it was intended for use by Canada. A single unit was manufactured in 1941 for testing as a potentially cheaper alternative to the M1 Garand, and although it performed comparatively well it was rejected for formal adoption by the Canadian Army due to its mechanical complexity. The Turner uses a side-tilting bolt system similar to the ZH-29.

Battlefield V
The Turner SMLE is set to be featured in Battlefield V. It first appeared in the Closed Beta available for play at Gamescom. The Turner can be considered the British counterpart to the German Gewehr 43, due to their identical magazine capacity and rate of fire.