Great War German Machine Gun Team with Maxims Spandau water cooled MG 08/15 first used in April 1917

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The German Army's standard machine gun during the Great War based on Hiram Maxim's origiginal 1884 design. It used 250-round fabric belts to achieve a maximum firing rate of 400 rounds per minute through a water-cooled barrel. Manufactured at Spandau.

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Size: 4620px × 3465px
Location: England UK
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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