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 "An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy. It was adopted by the British Army in 1889, and first used by Britain`s colonial forces in the Matabele war in 1893-1894. In one engagement, 50 soldiers fought off 5,000 warriors with just four Maxim guns." Wikipedia. It's awesome firepower (and that of other machine guns) helped turn W.W. I into a slaughter like mankind had never imagined before. |