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To: calex59
"...They used a lot of them on the bi-planes in WWI. The Lewis gun was well known..."

In the South Pacific, the Navy used them in WW2.

24 posted on 03/26/2010 11:03:40 PM PDT by Does so (ObamaCare...I pay for medical-marijuana claims by millions of Americans? 'Guess I do.)
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To: Does so
In the South Pacific, the Navy used them in WW2.

They were invented BEFORE WWI and yes they were also used, somewhat, in WWII but the browning .30 cal in the water cooled and air cooled versions were used much more extensively. The Lewis gun was far better known in WWI than it ever was in WWII. Plus the article states it was a WWI relic. Some people just like to argue I think.

27 posted on 03/26/2010 11:17:38 PM PDT by calex59
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