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Machine guns (tri-pod mounted water cooled models) were first used extensively in combat by the Russians in 1904-1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians may have not done too well fighting the Japanese Navy at sea but their machine gun equipped armies on land nearly bled the Japanesse Army dry!
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Who first used machine guns in ww1?
All sides already possessed them before the war.
Where were machine guns used?
Machine guns were first used in the trenches of the First World War. They were mainly used as defensive weapons because they were too heavy to carry, and they required three or so men to operate them. The first true rapid fire gun, the Gatling gun, was used after the Civil War in engagements against Indian tribes.
Which country was the first to use machine guns in ww1?
All of the major players possessed machine guns by the outbreak of the war.
What wars have the Bren light machine gun been used?
The Bren light machine guns were used in World War II, the Korean war, the Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War. Bren light guns were a series of light machine guns adopted by the British in the 1930's.
When the machine guns first used?
the first rapid fire gun was the hand crannked gatling gun used in the civil war but the maxim was the first true machine gun which was developed not long after the gatling
Was Germany the first to use machine guns in World War 1?
All of the major players in WWI possessed machine guns before the outbreak of the war.
What types of machine guns were used in World War 2?
In World War 2 there were three types of machine guns used: squad support weapon, medium machine gun, and Heavy Machine gun such as the Browning M2, and the M1919
What country introduced machine guns into World War 1?
Most of the parties involved already had machine guns in their inventory prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
Why machine guns were used in World War 2?
Machine guns have a higer rate of fire and so they shoot bulets faster
Did the soldiers use machine guns in the civil war?
no they used swords
Which countries in World War 1 used the machine guns?
They all did.
Who introduced the machine gun to world war 1?
Answer One of the most poplar machine guns was the Maxim, which was named after its inventor.
