For all the history buffs.

The weapon loads from the left and is water cooled. Well one more give a way! The round that it shoots is a 303 British. I know for the true export that doesn't mean a thing. Well it's a Vickers Machine Gun. First adopted by the British armforces in 1912. Remanded the principal heavy machine gun till the early sixties, when it was replaced by the L7A1. The Vickers machine gun manufactured by Vickers at Crayford, Kent, Great Britain, where modified Maxim guns. They had a reputation for being highly rugged and reliable machines.

The Vickers has served the British empire for two world wars and a multitude of conflicts throughout the world. In its 50 some years of serve it has shown itself to be quit a weapon. It, just like a lot of the British machines, as an example: Lutos cars, great machines but they just work on the wrong side of the road.

Characteristics of the Vickers Machine Gun

On With the tail..

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