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.
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