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the AK-47 is by far the most used machine-gun to date, it is estimated that 1 billion people have been killed with this weapon in armed conflicts ranging from Africa to Eastern Europe to the Middle East to Central Asia to Southeast Asia…

Except that the AK-47 is not a machine gun, if you want to get technical - it's an assault rifle, whereas a machine gun is a support weapon, usually crew served. In which case, it would probably be the PK machine gun, followed closely by the FN MAG.

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What is the most powerful submachine gun?

If you are referring to the present, today's most powerful sub-machine gun is the H&K UMP .45 cal sub-machine gun, or the Kriss Vector SMG. if you are referring to the past however then its undeniably the Tommy Gun. also a .45 cal sub-machine gun.


Which allaince used the machine gun?

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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 James puckle invent the machine gun?

For the same reason that most inventors create things- to make money from the sale of the thing. The Puckle Gun wasn't actually a machine gun, though.


How do you use a machine gun?

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What is the world's most powerful light machine gun mmg medium machine gun and hmg heavy machine gun?

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What machine gun was used in world war 1?

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What were the main british machine guns used in world war 1?

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Is an AK 47 a machine gun?

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Why is Machine Gun Kelly famous?

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What was the name of the machine gun used by Britain during World War 1?

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What is the most dangerous gun?

50. caliber machine gun....period


What is a Lewis gun?

A Lewis gun was an early type of machine gun used in WW1.


What guns were used in the El Alamein?

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What is the most powerful submachine gun?

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