The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim. It was the first fully automatic machine gun in the world. [15] The Maxim gun has been called "the weapon most associated with imperial conquest" by historian Martin Gilbert, [16] and was heavily used by colonial powers during the "Scramble for Africa".

In 1895, in response to the interest shown in the 40 pounds, air-cooled Colt-Browning M1895 (Potato Digger) in the U.S. machine gun trials, Hiram Maxim introduced his own air-cooled Extra Light gun weighing only 27 pounds (12,2 kg) alone and 44.5 pounds (20.2 kg) complete with tripod. It was the first air-cooled Maxim gun, and the first with ...

Maxim machine gun, first fully automatic machine gun (q.v.), developed by engineer and inventor Hiram Maxim in about 1884, while he was residing in England. It was manufactured by Vickers and was sometimes known as the Vickers-Maxim and sometimes just Vickers.

2017年10月24日 · In just one battle during the 1893 Matabele War, Maxim guns cut down more than 1,600 warriors. Tribal leaders were so despondent by the lopsided defeat, they committed suicide en masse by throwing themselves on their spears.

2022年3月26日 · The Maxim gun was a machine gun that was invented by Hiram Maxim in 1884. Hiram Maxim was a British inventor, and is best remembered today for his invention of the Maxim gun. He also carried out inventions in the fields of flight and electricity.

The Maxim gun was the first recoil-operated machine gun, invented by the American-born British inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884. It has been called "the weapon most associated with [British] imperial conquest".

2023年5月26日 · More than any other weapon developed in the late 19th and early 20th Century, the Maxim gun is responsible for changing the nature of warfare forever. The British square and “the thin red line” of massed infantry firepower eventually went the way of the dodo.

2022年3月10日 · The Maxim gun was a water-cooled, recoil-operated weapon that was designed to fire between 550 and 600 RPM. It was far more efficient than its predecessors, thanks to Hiram Maxim’s 360-degree rotating cam, which was later simplified to a toggle lock.

The Maxim Gun was the first portable, fully automatic machine gun, invented by Hiram Maxim in 1884. This groundbreaking weapon revolutionized warfare, providing armies with unprecedented firepower and changing the dynamics of military conflict during the …

2024年9月10日 · The Maxim gun's reliability and durability made it a favored weapon among military forces worldwide. One of the earliest and most notable deployments of the Maxim machine gun was during the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. British forces, equipped with Maxim guns, faced a vastly larger Sudanese army.