Posted on 04/29/2023 11:07:32 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Ukrainian forces have used Maxim machine guns, a weapon often associated with World War I, to mow down frontal assaults by Russian troops in the battle for Bakhmut.
"It only works when there is a massive attack going on," a Ukrainian soldier identified as Borys, 48, recently told BBC News of the Maxim gun. "Then it really works."
"We use it every week," Borys added.
Ukrainian forces have found the Maxim M1910 — was first introduced in 1910 (the initial version of the gun emerged in the 1880s) and employed by the Imperial Russian Army during World War I — useful in the fight against the Russians. Ukraine's troops have modified the guns with modern add-ons such as optics and suppressors, according to reporting from Task and Purpose.
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Judging from recent Ukie Territorial troops social media posts, the corrupted little beggar better carry a sidearm, when the few returning Ukie troops get ahold of him, he will need it.
Ammo is very, very heavy….I know. Hope the Ukies have forklifts to move the pallets needed to feed the Maxims.
Hillaire Belloc, quoted in the book, "The Social History of the Machine Gun" by John Ellis
It’s easy to spot an army that’s winning.
They’re the ones using raiding museums to scavenge up and field relics from WWI.
Totally winning.
Since the Kievan Rus of the late 9th century they have been around in one form or another. That makes them just a wee bit older than the US.
Got that book ordered! Looks good.
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