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Originally posted by sappernz@Jan 30 2005, 03:10 AM
On another subject the Vickers 303 machine gun was highly regarded. It is recorded that one was test fired for 7 days without malfunctioning. However the quality of ammo could affect its performance. There was a round developed for the Vickers specifically, the Mark 8z and this added another 1000 yards to its range.
No wonder the Germans called the Vickers "whispering death."
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Although of a much more advanced design and with a much higher rate of fire, you certainly couldn't fire a German MG34 or MG42 for 7 days. In fact, to prevent overheating they had to change barrels after not many seconds of firing.