The German machine guns that covered the beaches, particularly at Omaha.
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Of course (while not entirely new) the proliferation of the machine gun forced the type of warfare that ensued.
The Machine gun was the most effective weapon in world war one. It killed more than 7million people out of 8 1/2million. Used to protect trenches. It was effective enough that a counter measure had to be developed to overcome it. The tank. Even in WW2, Gen Patton stated that the primary weapon of a tank was it's machine gun, and not it's cannon.Was and still is.
They were very effective as they kept a street occupied, but also caused most fire to focus on them in turn giving riflemen a chance to sneak around and flank the enemy.
how many tanks were there durind dday
Most Holocaust victims died through gas poisoning.
A gun would be the most effective method that a normal person would have access to.
I prefer the P90 sub-machine gun because it is accurate and has 50 rounds in one magazine. P90 Rocks!
Komers machine gun
For Skirmish Dday you have to call. I assume it is the same for Oklahoma and other big dday games also.
A shot gun is more effective
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One of the largest was the WWI "Paris Gun" developed by the Germans. It fired a 210lb shell about 81 miles. The gun weighed 256 tons. It was not very accurate but an effective psychological weapon.
Of course (while not entirely new) the proliferation of the machine gun forced the type of warfare that ensued.
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