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Which gun was better the Lewis gun or the vickers gun?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Apples and Oranges. Lewis was lighter, could be fired like a rifle, limited magazine capacity. Vickers was heavy, required a mount, belt fed, no limit to number of cartridges.

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