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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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at the Battle of Imjim River during the Korean War, the unit Vickers fired around 1 million rounds during the battle without major problems.