Vickers machine gun facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vickers Medium Machine Gun |
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A typical Vickers machine gun crew in action
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| Type | Medium machine gun |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1912–1968 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | World War I Chaco War World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 1948 Arab–Israeli War Korean War The Troubles Congo Crisis South African Border War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1912 |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| Produced | 1912–1968 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 33–51 lb (15–23 kg) all-up |
| Length | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
| Barrel length | 28 in (720 mm) |
| Crew | three man crew |
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| Cartridge | .303 British |
| Action | recoil with gas boost |
| Rate of fire | 450 to 500 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 2440 ft/s (744 m/s) |
| Effective firing range | 2,187 yd (2,000 m) |
| Maximum firing range | 4,500 yd (4,100 m) indirect fire |
| Feed system | 250-round canvas belt |
The Vickers machine gun (also known as the Vickers gun) was a machine gun that was used by the British Army from 1912 to 1968. It was made by Vickers Limited. The gun was very reliable. It was one of the most commonly used weapons in the first world war.
Images for kids
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A Vickers machine gun crew in action at the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, September 1917
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The cockpit of a Bristol Scout biplane in 1916, showing a Vickers machine gun synchronised to fire through the propeller by an early Vickers-Challenger interrupter gear.
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An Indian Army Vickers machine gun crew in the North West Frontier, India, 1940.
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Australian soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operate a Vickers gun during fighting near Chipyong-ni during the Korean War, February 1951
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Rimmed, centrefire Mk 7 .303 inch cartridge from World War II. The type of ammunition is denoted by the colour of the annulus, the narrow ring shown here surrounding the percussion cap
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Soldiers of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry firing a Vickers machine gun during a training exercise, Eastbourne, England, 3 December 1942
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Clinometer for Vickers .303 machine gun
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British Vickers gun team in action at the Battle of the Somme. Both are wearing gas masks.
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Rear view of Vickers gun team in action at the Battle of the Somme.
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Vickers gun set up for anti-aircraft purposes during the First World War.
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Vickers machine-gun of the 1st Manchester Regiment in Malaya, 1941.
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British Vickers gunners in action in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. All are wearing the Mk III Turtle helmet.
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British commandos on the outskirts of Wesel during Operation Plunder in 1945.
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View of the breech of a Vickers gun showing brass feed ramp.
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Dorsal view of a Vickers gun showing fluted water-cooling tank.
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Vickers machine gun from Polish Army Museum's collection.
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See also
In Spanish: Ametralladora Vickers para niños
