The Machine Gun: Ten Facts - Cameron Marchant

  1. The exact classification of a machine gun is a automatic small arm capable of rapid fire over sustained periods of time, so long as pressure is maintained on the trigger and ammunition is supplied.

    -Encyclopedia Americana

  2. The first machine gun was NOT the Gatling gun. Even though the Gatling could shoot multiple shots, it was not fully automatic as a handle had to be pulled to fire.

    3. -Warblercs@aol.com, internet97

  3. The first REAL machine gun was invented by Hiram Stevens Maxim, in 1885, in Britain.

    4. -Warblercs@aol.com, internet97

  4. Machine guns can be powered by either recoil or gas generated by the firing of each cartridge.

    5. -Encyclopedia Americana

  5. Machine gun ammo (ammunition) is usually fed from metal link belts, fabric link belts, or from a magazine.

    6. -Encyclopedia Americana

  6. Machine guns with projectiles larger than 37 mm diameter are the largest that can be fired at machine gun rapidity.

    7. -Encyclopedia Americana

  7. Machine Guns are sued as artillery on aircraft, tank and naval vehicles.

    8. -Encyclopedia Americana

  8. However, because of the speed, altitude and thus resulted temperature, jet aircraft can not use standard machine guns. They do however use models of automatic rifles that revolve around an electric single barrel.

    9. -Encyclopedia Americana

  9. The most common use for machine guns is military arms.

    10. -http://www.specialops.com

  10. Popular miliatry machine guns today include: the M-16, a standard issue in the United States Army; the CAR-15, a smaller version of the M-16 commonly used by the United States Navy SEALs; the Hechler and Koch MP5, a German made sub-machine gun used world wide; the M60 50 caliber machine gun, used by United States Units widely and extensively on "Huey" transport helicopters in Vietnam. A widely used Russian machine gun, the AK-47, is the most used machine gun in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

    11. -US Navy SEALs In Action

  11. Help support todays largest users of machine guns, the United States Military!

    12. I asked one of my penpals, Carl Fabbri, some questions about machine guns. My questions are in bold, his answers in italics. I fired a machine guard in 1959 in the National Guard. Please send me a few questions about the machine gun and I will try to answer them.

    How's it going? So you fired a machine gun back in'59 with the national guard. what was a m5 carbine back then, maybe and m-14? well anyways how bout these... 1. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST AND LARGEST CLAIBER MACHINE GUN KNOWN? 2. AFTER FIRED FROM A MACHINE GUN, HOW FAST DOES A BULLET TRAVEL?

    How you doing? Why didn't you write me back? I was looking forward to your response. anyway i have a coupla other questions for ya. 1. What was the first machine gun inventned in the u.s. 2. And anything else you may know

    I'm very sorry I didn't get back to you quickly. | was attending my son's graduation from college. Regarding the machine gun, we never learned the normenclature of the weapon. We put it on our hip and fired like John Wayne. We used to use the ammo crates as targets. A wooden crate used to get chewed up pretty badly. As far as the rounds per minute, that's classified. Hope to hear from you again. Carl "Buddy" Fabbri

    I also asked another one of my penpals, Joe Kendall, a freshman at Northwestern Univ. and graduate of Nobles, some questions.

    Hi, my name is Cam and I am a seventh grader at Nobles. As part of a computer assignment, I need to ask you a few questions. First of all, what sports do you play? Are you related to Rachel Kendall who is a junior here? Did you know Eliot Marchant? will write you more later when Mr. Bergen leaves me alone Cam my e-mail is Cameron_Marchant@noblesnet.org

    Hey. Glad to be your pen pal partner or what ever you call this. The answer to your questions are that I play basketball, Tennis, and Golf. I dont play on any teams being it division one and all. Yeah, Rachel is my sister. Whenever you see her be sure to give her a hard time. I knew of Eliot, but I really didnt know him personally. I think that he was a senior when I was a sophomore so he was too cool for me. Anways, I hope that answers your questions and I will wait for you next letter. cya joe

    yo joe! well i guess you wouldn't know darnell autry would you? member rose bowl, two years ago, he juiced it up. yeah well, eliot's my brother so i was asking if you knew him. so long for now, cam

    I don't know Darnell personally, but one time I did meet him at a party. Send me some more questions about your invention if you need too. see ya, joe

    Joesph - what up. well, i have another machine gun question for you. what are some machine gun that you can name? gie me as many as you can off the top o' your head. cam

    I can name the M-16, AK-47, Uzi, Tommy Gun that is all that I can think of. hope that helps. joe This Operation has been completed. Thanks for reading about my conversations with my great penpals.