Vickers machine gun - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vickers Medium Machine Gun | |
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![]() A typical Vickers machine gun crew in action | |
Type | Medium machine gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1912–1968 |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War I Chaco War World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 1948 Arab–Israeli War Korean War The Troubles Congo Crisis South African Border War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1912 |
Manufacturer | Vickers |
Produced | 1912–1968 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 33–51 lb (15–23 kg) all-up |
Length | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
Barrel length | 28 in (720 mm) |
Crew | three man crew |
Cartridge | .303 British |
Action | recoil with gas boost |
Rate of fire | 450 to 500 round/min |
Muzzle velocity | 2440 ft/s (744 m/s) |
Effective firing range | 2,187 yd (2,000 m) |
Maximum firing range | 4,500 yd (4,100 m) indirect fire |
Feed system | 250-round canvas belt |
The Vickers machine gun (also known as the Vickers gun) was a machine gun that was used by the British Army from 1912 to 1968.[1][2] It was made by Vickers Limited.[1] The gun was very reliable.[1] It was one of the most commonly used weapons in the first world war.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vickers Gun". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ "THE VICKERS MACHINE GUN". Vickers Machine Gun Collection and Research Association. Retrieved 2011-10-17.