How Does This WWI Machine Gun Dominate Trench Warfare in Ukraine?
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2023
- The Maxim Gun and the PM M1910 represent transformative moments in the history of automatic firearms. Introduced by Sir Hiram Maxim in the 1880s, the Maxim Gun was the first fully automatic machine gun. Notably, it utilized a water-cooling mechanism to prevent overheating during sustained fire, giving it a distinctive appearance and a capability for prolonged fire that was unparalleled at the time.
This revolutionary weapon saw extensive use in various conflicts, including World War I. Parallelly, the Russians adapted this design into the PM M1910, retaining the water-cooling system but adding features suitable for their military needs, especially its iconic wheeled Sokolov mount. Used predominantly by the Russian and later Soviet forces, the PM M1910 served in both World Wars.
Currently in action against the Russian incursion, the PM M1910 is a favored choice among Ukrainian fighters, primarily due to its reliability.
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old doesn't mean bad
Keep the barrel water jacket filled, unlimited ammo, and the gun will fire forever. The US M2 .50 cal has been in service 100 years and is still in production today.
Our grandparents here in Finland 🇫🇮 had a special relationship with this gun! Very special!
I recall that, while phasing out their Vickers HMGs, which is basically the same mechanism, British Army set a test for the gun, in which they fired the gun continously about a week (There was plenty of ammunition, which would not be needed anymore) and it had run perfectly.
If you are hit by a bullet. The last thing you would care is which machine gun just killed you.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. - Einstein
a well designed & reliable MG is timeless. Hats off to Sir Hiram Maxim
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME.
Not only the machine gun, but the soldier.....Military experts say that you could take a WWI trench warfare infantryman and put him on the modern battlefield with very little additional training......We see the lessons of WWI being replayed....
Very effective design for its era and purpose, but let’s not kid ourselves, Ukraine is fielding these because the situation is desperate.
It’s not the prettiest girl at the party but she still puts out
I remember when I was about 6 or 7 (1960!), looking at some book covering WWI. There was a color plate of a painting showing a German machine gun nest being overrun by a US cavalry charge, sabers and all. The machine gun was one of these. This is 1960 and I thought it all looked so old and forgotten.
Considering that both sides have more or less settled into trench warfare it makes sense that this weapon has been employed on the battlefield.
One real advantage is its very stable mount. Effective range for a gun like that really is 1000m or more. Barrage fire was what it was called in WW1 and it kept the enemies heads down to sweep their trenches with MG fire from over a kilometer away. Especially bc at that range the bullet comes in from a significant downward angle.
There was one assault in August 1916, the attack on High Wood. There were 10 Machine Guns and the company commander ordered continuous support for 12 hours. Two other infantry companies were brought in for support, aka carrying fresh ammo and water. The ten guns together shot through almost a million rounds of ammo (and used up all the local water and urine in order to keep the guns cool). The best-performing unit of the ten shot through 120,000 rounds.
There's nothing missing on this weapon to remain an excellent MG, as long as used in a fixed defensive position. The caliber is the very much current 7,62x54R as in the PK, the weapon is superbly well made and robust, there is usually no lack of water or snow in Ukraine and actually many of these Maxims are brand new, carefully stored for 80 years. (I owned two Mosin Nagant M-38 and M-44 rifles manufactured in Tula in 1948 that I bought
Maximm actually let this gun fire for a whole week, just to prove that it was as durable as he claimed.
I can explain why Ukraine continues to field it in three words; IT JUST WORKS!!!
Fun Fact. They based modern sewing mechanisms on that. And Sewing machine (Like Singer) manufacturer during WWII, were converted to produce machineguns using this system.
Some British Vickers guns during WW1 battles fired 300,000 rounds each, without failure.