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The first true machinegun to see use in the 1st World War was the British Maxim Gun, invented by Hiram Maxim, an American-born inventor who immigrated to the United Kingdom.
Rapid-firing firearms existed prior to World War 1, the Gatling Gun introduced in the US Civil War is one example. The Maxim Gun however was the first true machinegun as it was the first self-powered gun to operate in rapid succession. All pervious rapid-firing firearms required action on the part of the user, unlike the Maxim Gun which operated its action by harnessing the recoil of the previously-fired cartridge.
Thus the British Empire is the country which first 'created' a machinegun and implimented them in the span of the 1st World War.
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What is a Lewis gun?
A Lewis gun was an early type of machine gun used in WW1.
What ww1 gun needed 4-6 men to work?
the machine gun
Was the Lewis machine gun new or improved?
I believe it was improved later on after WW1
Were there machine guns in world war 1?
Yes. There were machine guns in WW1. There were Gatlin Guns, a type of machine gun, in the Civil War.Yes
How many casualties did the machine gun cause in ww1?
There are no figures for the total number of casualties caused by machine guns in WW1. But an internet search found an example of the effectiveness of the weapon - On the first day of the Somme Offensive, the British lost 60.000 soldiers mostly due to machine gun fire.
What is a Lewis gun?
A Lewis gun was an early type of machine gun used in WW1.
What ww1 gun needed 4-6 men to work?
the machine gun
What machine gun was made by colt in ww1?
Potato Digger
A new weapon used during ww1?
THE MACHINE GUN and THE POISONUS GAS
Was the Lewis machine gun new or improved?
I believe it was improved later on after WW1
What new weapons are used in ww1?
The machine gun, the submarine, new warship designs.
Were there machine guns in world war 1?
Yes. There were machine guns in WW1. There were Gatlin Guns, a type of machine gun, in the Civil War.Yes
How many casualties did the machine gun cause in ww1?
There are no figures for the total number of casualties caused by machine guns in WW1. But an internet search found an example of the effectiveness of the weapon - On the first day of the Somme Offensive, the British lost 60.000 soldiers mostly due to machine gun fire.
What weapons did they use in WW1?
Rifle, machine gun, gas, Zeppelin, tank, planes and torpedoes.
Who invented the first airplane mounted machine gun?
The aircraft mounted machine gun was at first simply a ground machine mounted for a gunner to fire. All sides in WW1 used it. The first successful machine gun fired by a pilot was the Lewis machine gun on a special mounting attached to the top wing, allowing the gun to fire over the propellor.
What weapons did the US use in ww1?
Lee Enfield, bolt action rifleWebley, revolverVickers machine gun, medium machine gunLewis gun, light machine gunMills bomb, hand grenade
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.
