Just a neat old photo to spice up your Saturday…
Think he’s going to hit that airplane?
Light MGs
Hotchkiss Portative video
The Hotchkiss Portative was the British variation of a light machine gun used widely in World War I. It was also used by the French, Belgian, and American armies (In the US, it was adopted […]
Artillery
Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon
The Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon was designed by an American, Benjamin Hotchkiss, in response to the Franco-Prussian War. Hotchkiss chose to use large caliber shells in the gun instead of rifle cartridges (like the American Gatling […]
Heavy MGs
ABC’s of Machine Guns
Here’s another neat manual – A.B.C du Mitrailleu – the ABCs of Machine Guns. This was published in 1917 (the fifth edition, anyway) in French, and does a nice job showing all the most useful […]
Could be the red barron
Didn’t an Australian hit the Red Baron with Lewis Gun ground fire?
Might hit the airplane, but if he elevates much more the lead is going to rain on his hat!
exactly ¡¡¡ one australian soldier hit this famous airplane with a lewis
best regards from southamerica