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The bizarre true story behind the development of the machine gun
Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn't a new concept by any means, with ...
On Valentine’s Day 1929, four men connected with Al Capone’s Chicago gang killed seven rivals with Thompson machine guns, better known as Tommy guns. The bloody massacre shocked the nation, making ...
Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...
The Browning M2 entered U.S. service in 1921 and remains operational today despite predating jets, radar, helicopters, and modern armored warfare. U.S. military attempts to replace the M2 repeatedly ...
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How the US built a water-cooled .50-caliber heavy machine gun
Before the Browning M2, there was a series of Colt commercial .50 caliber machine guns. The .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) cartridge began development in 1918, and after the end of the war Colt and John Browning ...
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