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The Gatling guns of the late 19th century, although it was hand-cranked. The first automatic machine gun was the Maxim Gun, in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The first submachine gun (handheld) was the 1896 Mauser schnellfeurer Construktion 96 (aka Mauser C96).
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What is a vickers gun?
The Vickers - machine gun - was developed based on the Maxim machine gun which was first real automatic machine gun. Vickers was an improvement and fired the .303 cartridge - extremely accurate and reliable. Used by British army during the first world war and following for many years.
What is the world's most powerful light machine gun mmg medium machine gun and hmg heavy machine gun?
light machine gun is the m249 a medium machine gun is the m240 and the heavy machine gun is the browning m2 50. cal machine gun
First full automatic gun?
While some would say the Gatling gun was the first,I consider the Maxim machine gun the first true full auto machine gun.
Where was the first machine gun made?
The first true machine gun was invented by Hiram Maxim in the United Kingdom.
Who first used the machine gun in world war 1?
The Germans and the Austrians were the first to employ the use of the Maxim machine gun in 1914. The British played catch up in this weapon, but soon had thousands of them in the field.
What was the first full auto gun?
the Maxim machinegunMaxim machine gun.
What machine gun was used in world war 1?
The British used the Vickers machine gun
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.
Why did the Europeans control only a small portion of Africa in 1800?
The maxim gun,invented in1884, was the world's first automatic machine gun
What was the name of the first portable machine gun?
Tommy gun
When was the first machine gun invented?
-answer- the first machine gun was invented during world war 1 (WW1). -feedback- my problem with this answer. is that it does not say the name of the gun more specifically nor does it say the nationstate that got this technology first, where as the first rapid fire turrent was in the year 1862 and it was the Americans. it was called gatling gun. also one of the first guns for personnel to carry was something like a tommy gun in the 1930s and 1940s. i need to know this for a game im working on called Call to power II :World at war mod. if this is true i could use civilian machine gunners much more sooner.
Vickers machine gun world war 1?
The machine guns in 1914 needed 6-8 one to fire, one to reload ammunition rest to carry gun. The machine guns needed to be on a flat surface and was placed on a tripod. They also had a fire power of 100 guns. The Vickers machine gun was sued through the first world war and through the second world war.
