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It was very effective. 10 round magizine, 5 rounds more then any other rifle of that period. and very accurate. Its effective range is up to 2000 yards.
At the Battle of the Somme, 1915 A German brigade (5000 strong) attacked a sectioin of the line, manned by a British regiment. (2500 strong). The Tommies, armed with S.M.L.E.'s, laid down such a volumn of fire, the Germans thought they were facing machine guns and broke off the attack !!!
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