For the sake of producing a high volume of casualties on the battlefield. Even today, they serve the same function - in a US Army light infantry platoon, for example, the two medium/general purpose machine guns account for 70% of that platoon's overall firepower.
It wasn't soldiers who invented machine guns.
1884 for machine guns.
They were mainly invented for world war I in 1914
They were not yet invented- did not exist.
Well, isn't that an interesting question! Machine guns were first invented in the 19th century, around the 1860s. They have certainly evolved a lot since then, but it's fascinating to think about how far we've come in terms of technology and innovation. Keep exploring and learning, there's always something new to discover!
The Thompson sub-machinegun was marketed in 1919.
Chlorine gas, machine guns, tanks, and planes were used for war.
1883, with the first prototype demonstrated in 1884.
They wwere not. They were invented many years earlier. Why were they used? Because they were effective weapons.
Machine guns. Machine guns mowed people down in waves, until the British invented the tank and the USA joined the Allies in 1917.
No. Machine guns will beat Gatling guns.
Machine guns.