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heavy machine guns ww1
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Posted on December 9, 2024 at 07:26:35 by Vince Moran

We always hear of "Dug In German machine guns"in WW1
but nothing much was said of our machine gun capability.
Wondering why I asked the co-pilot search engine
Here the Answeruring World War I, the British Army initially lagged behind the Germans in terms of machine gun deployment. At the outbreak of the war, British infantry battalions were equipped with only two heavy Maxim or Vickers machine guns each. The Maxim gun, invented by Hiram Maxim, was one of the first recoil-operated machine guns and could fire up to 600 rounds per minute2. However, it required a team of soldiers to operate effectively due to its weight and the need for water cooling.

As the war progressed and the Western Front became a stalemate, the British Army recognized the need for more machine guns. By February 1915, the number of machine guns per battalion was increased to four. The Vickers machine gun, which was an improved version of the Maxim, became the standard issue. It was known for its reliability and accuracy, despite being heavy and cumbersome4.

While the Germans had a head start with their MG 08 machine guns, the British eventually caught up with their own effective models. The establishment of the Machine Gun Corps in 1915 further improved the British Army's machine gun capabilities.
During World War I, the British Army initially lagged behind the Germans in terms of machine gun deployment. At the outbreak of the war, British infantry battalions were equipped with only two heavy Maxim or Vickers machine guns each. The Maxim gun, invented by Hiram Maxim, was one of the first recoil-operated machine guns and could fire up to 600 rounds per minute2. However, it required a team of soldiers to operate effectively due to its weight and the need for water cooling.

As the war progressed and the Western Front became a stalemate, the British Army recognized the need for more machine guns. By February 1915, the number of machine guns per battalion was increased to four. The Vickers machine gun, which was an improved version of the Maxim, became the standard issue. It was known for its reliability and accuracy, despite being heavy and cumbersome.
While the Germans had a head start with their MG 08 machine guns, the British eventually caught up with their own effective models. The establishment of the Machine Gun Corps in 1915 further improved the British Army's machine gun capabilities.
Vince


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