Maxim Gun





Invented by Hiram Maxim the Maxim gun is capable of firing 400-600 rounds per minute. In one engagement, fifty police of the Rhodesian character company fought off 5,000 Matabele warriors with just four Maxim guns. It was then adapted by the Vickers Company and was used for another 70 years. The guns were positioned all along the western front and reqired a crew of three to six men to opperate. machine gunners became hated and were more likly to be killed if captured than other soldiers.




The Hotchkiss





The Hotchkiss was invented by Benjamin Hotchkiss as an improved cannon shell. in 1872 it a was revolving-barrel machine gun but was later addapted in 1875 as a bolt-action magazine rifle. It was mainly used by the French army.




Maschinengewehr





The standard machine-gun used by the German Army during the early stages of the First World War. The Maschinengewehr is almost a direct copy of the Maxim Machine-Gun. It fired 7.92mm ammunition from a 250-round fabric belt. 12,000 of these machine-guns were deployed on the Western Front during August 1914. It had a practical range of 2,200 yards and an extreme range of 4,000 yards.