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The first machine gun was the gatling gun, invented in 1861
There were a variety of multi barrelled guns invented prior to this, but they are not considered to be machine guns.
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How many soldiers were employed to start a machine guns?
It wasn't soldiers who invented machine guns.
When were automatic firearms invented?
1884 for machine guns.
What are machine guns mainly invented for?
They were mainly invented for world war I in 1914
What are sub machine guns in ww1?
They were not yet invented- did not exist.
When were sub-machine guns invented?
The Thompson sub-machinegun was marketed in 1919.
What was invented in WWI?
Chlorine gas, machine guns, tanks, and planes were used for war.
When were the first automatic machine guns invented?
1883, with the first prototype demonstrated in 1884.
Why were machine guns invented in World War 1?
They wwere not. They were invented many years earlier. Why were they used? Because they were effective weapons.
Why did battles on western front result in little territorial gain?
Machine guns. Machine guns mowed people down in waves, until the British invented the tank and the USA joined the Allies in 1917.
Will Gatling guns be able to beat machine guns?
No. Machine guns will beat Gatling guns.
What were machine guns called back then?
Machine guns.
Who made the first non crank machine gun?
Machine guns, as we think of them today, were invented by Hiram Maxim. There were earlier battery guns (many barrels firing at once) but the Maxim machine gun was the first to use the energy of a fired cartridge to operate the gun.
