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The Turner SMLE was a prototype semi-automatic conversion of the bolt-action Short-Magazine Lee-Enfield. Designed by 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, which it was trialled against. Although Turner's conversion performed comparatively well it was rejected for formal adoption by the Canadian Army due to its high mechanical complexity. The Turner uses a side-tilting bolt system similar to the ZH-29.
Battlefield V
— In-game description
The Turner SMLE is a weapon featured in Battlefield V. It first appeared in the Closed Beta available for play at Gamescom.
Singleplayer
Player character Deme Cisse obtains the Turner SMLE from Idrissa in the finale of the singleplayer war story Tirailleur.
Multiplayer
The Turner can be considered the British counterpart to the German Gewehr 43, due to their similar damage and identical magazine and reserve ammunition capacity. However, the weapon has inferior ranged capability to the Gewehr 43, since it does not have an infinite 3-shot kill range, and a lower muzzle velocity. To make up for its deficiencies, it has a higher-than-average rate of fire, good recoil properties, and decent damage at closer to medium ranges, but is held back by its rather short magazine capacity and lengthy reload time. The specialization tree can help the gun cater to more offensive or defensive playstyles as well, with the right side genereally improving long-ranged accuracy, and the left side improving the handling to be better at CQC combat. Similar to the M1A1 Carbine, the gun can be thought of as a jack-of-all-trades weapon, being good at both CQC and long-ranged engagements, but is not the absolute best weapon in either scenario.
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