The machine-gun was a game-changing weapon of mass destruction. But did this awesome threat actually save lives? When, in 1861, Dr Richard Gatling patented the Gatling gun – one of the first reliable ...
Key Points - The Nazi German MG 42, introduced in 1942, was a fearsome 7.92x57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun renowned for its devastatingly high rate of fire (1,200-1,800 rpm) and reliability, ...