machine gun: Quick Facts

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Persian Gulf War: machine gun

Bren machine gun

Maxim machine gun

Three soldiers in World War I uniforms and helmets operate a St. Etienne machine gun in a trench at the Somme.

Two German soldiers wearing helmets and gas masks operate a machine gun during World War I.

U.S. soldier training with the M60 machine gun.

Maxim machine gun

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