• prettybunnys@piefed.social
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      8 days ago

      Yeah, but we’re talking recovered hardware being pressed back into service, which is astounding.

      There were some k98s being used also.

      But they’re not actually in production for front line use.

      The M2 is still manufactured and is the heavy MG for NATO forces to this day.

      Maxim created an air cooled machine gun because of the success of brownings air cooled machine gun.

      ALSO … water cooled maxims require modern water, there is no water left from back then so like … are they really even that old?

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        8 days ago

        They are just too heavy for front line use these days (damn weak kids). Lucky for us water cooled enjoyers the drone defense warfare is almost a perfect environment for the old almost one half zentner guns.