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The machine guns in 1914 needed 6-8 one to fire, one to reload ammunition rest to carry gun. The machine guns needed to be on a flat surface and was placed on a tripod. They also had a fire power of 100 guns. The Vickers machine gun was sued through the first world war and through the second world war.
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Value of a World War 1 1918 vickers machine gun?
Because of this machine gun the military stratagy had changed instead of linking arms and marching straight at your enemy firing like they did in the revolutionary war. Trench warfare was invented so you can not be hit by the raging bullets.
What are some World War 1 and 2 weapons?
During World War 1 some of the weapons they used were Chlorine and mustard gases, pistols, artillery, mounted machine guns, pistols, bayonets, grenades, zepplins, tanks, u-boats, tanks and bi-planes they did not have weapons like the bazooka or the missile launcher until after world war 1.
What country developed the machine gun in world war 1?
Germany
What weapon of World war 1 was responsible for stalemate?
Machine gun
How many people died from machine guns in World war 1?
96,786 soldiers died from machine gun's
What machine gun was used in world war 1?
The British used the Vickers machine gun
What were the main british machine guns used in world war 1?
The Vickers machine gun was the primary machine gun they used in WWI.
What was the name of the machine gun used by Britain during World War 1?
The primary one they used was the Vickers machine gun.
What is a vickers gun?
The Vickers - machine gun - was developed based on the Maxim machine gun which was first real automatic machine gun. Vickers was an improvement and fired the .303 cartridge - extremely accurate and reliable. Used by British army during the first world war and following for many years.
What is a similar gun of the Vickers machine gun used in wars before ww1?
There was the Browning M1895 "Potato Digger" (which was much different from the Vickers), and the Maxim machine gun (on which the Vickers was based) went into production shortly before the war kicked off.
How reliable was a World War 1 machine gun?
They ranged from extremely reliable (Vickers, Maxim, Schwarzlose), to extremely unreliable (Chauchat).
What is World War 1 war machine?
the ww1 machine is the Vickers Machine Gun link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_machine_gun . The 'machines' that first came into military use in WW I were the aeroplane and the tank.
Value of a World War 1 1918 vickers machine gun?
Because of this machine gun the military stratagy had changed instead of linking arms and marching straight at your enemy firing like they did in the revolutionary war. Trench warfare was invented so you can not be hit by the raging bullets.
Two new weapons used in World War 1?
what was the first weapon used in world war 1
Are there any words that start with the letter v that were used in ww1?
Vickers Machine Gun is an item from WWI. The British Army used it during the war.
What are some World War 1 and 2 weapons?
During World War 1 some of the weapons they used were Chlorine and mustard gases, pistols, artillery, mounted machine guns, pistols, bayonets, grenades, zepplins, tanks, u-boats, tanks and bi-planes they did not have weapons like the bazooka or the missile launcher until after world war 1.
Did they have machine gun turrets in world war 1?
Yes that is when gun turrets were invented.
