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26. Mai 2024 · Rapid-firing, devastatingly effective, and widely-deployed, machine guns transformed combat and came to symbolize the mechanized slaughter of the Western Front. This article will explore the history, deployment, and impact of these fearsome weapons in The Great War.
Vor 5 Tagen · History. Machine guns were heavily used in World War I, and weapons of larger than rifle caliber began appearing on both sides of the conflict. The larger rounds were needed to pierce the armor that was being introduced to the battlefield, both on the ground and in the air.
25. Mai 2024 · Machine gun, automatic weapon of small caliber that is capable of sustained rapid fire. Machine guns can continue to fire as long as the trigger is held back or until the supply of ammunition is exhausted. The machine gun was developed in the late 19th century and has profoundly altered the character of modern warfare.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor einem Tag · The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", "trench sweeper", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by United States Army Brigadier General John T. Thompson in 1918.
Vor 2 Tagen · Neither Germany nor Austria adopted the heavy-barreled FAL, instead using the MG3 (the modernized MG42 in 7.62×51mm NATO) as its general purpose machine gun (GPMG). The Germans were satisfied with the FAL and wished to produce it under license. The Belgians, however, refused.
20. Mai 2024 · A Gatling gun is a hand-driven machine gun that was the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was created about 1862 by Richard Jordan Gatling, an American inventor. The name “Gatling gun” continues to be applied to some modern weapons.
22. Mai 2024 · MG42, German general-purpose machine gun, used as a standard weapon by many armies around the world. The MG42 was designed in Germany in 1938, and it was placed in action on all fronts by mid-1942. Its original calibre was 7.92 mm, but when West Germany entered the North Atlantic Treaty.
