The machine-gun was a game-changing weapon of mass destruction ... In the battlefield conditions of WW1 this meant an average of 500 rounds a minute with a range of over 3,000 yards or 2,743m.
The data for the lost or stolen firearms last year showed two lost WWII-era guns (a Luger pistol and Sten Gun), a WW1 machine gun (lost and subsequently found), and a stolen Glock pistol yet to be ...
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed a new technology that takes inspiration from WWI fighter aircraft machine gun and propeller synchronization to manipulate cell ...
Wargames Atlantic will soon take pre-orders for their new World War I German Machine Gun teams. You'll be able to scoop these up and keep an eye on No Man's Land, unleashing a hail of bullets should ...
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an innovative technology inspired by the synchronization mechanism of WWI fighter aircraft, which coordinated machine gun fire ...
In the later years of WWI, machine guns are used on both sides with devastating impact, and by WWII, along with assault rifles, they become the mainstay of the infantry. Skip to main content Guns ...
Most were killed by one of the most devastating weapons of the war - the Maxim MG 08. An adaptation of the original 1886 British Maxim machine gun, the MG 08 fired an average of 500 rounds per minute ...
Parabellum Model 1914/17 Aircraft Machine Gun with a rectangular box section action and an air cooled barrel that has a slotted sheet steel cover jacket. A fixed handle is attached to the barrel ...