MACHINE GUN

MACHINE GUNS

• Machine guns needed 4-6 men to work them.
• They had the fire-power of 100 guns.
• Large field guns could deliver devastating blows to the
• Enemy but needed up to 12 men to work them.
• The most common tactical weapon in WW1.

Danish Madsen machine gun

• considered as among of the lightest tactical weapons
• with the maximum weight of only two kilos
• referred to as the most powerful gun of its kind.

LEWIS GUN

• Shoots up to 600 rounds per second
• Weighed up to 12kg and a 47 cartridge circular magazine
• Was effective up to 600 meters
• Nicknamed "The Belgian Rattlesnake"
• Approximately 50,000 by 19l 6

VICKERS GUN

• Water cooled
• Loaded with a 250 round belt
• Mounted on a tripod
• Used 0.303 inch bullets
• Shot 450 Round per minute

Austro-Hungarian Schwartzlose M.07/12

• One of the best WW1 weapons.
• Built by Andreas Schwartzlose in the year 1902.
• Weapon could be put on wheels for ease of transfer.

Italian Villar Perosa SMG

• referred to as the pioneer genuine sub-machine gun.
• first made in order to be used as flexible observer gun.
• This is the main reason why this gun can fire with high rate.
• However, the pistol of the gun was not that powerful in order
• to meet with the standards expected by the user.

BROWNING(M1917)

• Can have a rate of 450-600 rounds per minute
• Airborne weapon for American planes for some time
• Shoots 2,800 feet per second
• 250 round. belt

FIAT-REVELLI MODELO 1815

• Velocity of 1200 per second
• Firing rate of 1200 per second
• German gun
• Usually has 2 barrels