Vickers light machine gun
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The Vickers LMG was a light machine gun
alternative to the water-cooled machine gun
of same manufacture. The weapon used the same recoil operation
calibre but was air-cooled.
Light machine gun
A light machine gun is a machine gun designed to be employed by an individual soldier, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. Light machine guns are often used as squad automatic weapons.-Characteristics:...
alternative to the water-cooled machine gun
Vickers machine gun
Not to be confused with the Vickers light machine gunThe Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled .303 inch machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army...
of same manufacture. The weapon used the same recoil operation
Recoil operation
Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used in locked-breech, autoloading firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide energy to cycle the action...
calibre but was air-cooled.