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Despite the age of the machine gun with optical sight and birds, it is still an ...

"Mobile and Accurate": The Armed Forces recycled 100-year-old Maxima machine gun (photo, video)

Despite the age of the machine gun with optical sight and birds, it is still an effective weapon with fairly high accuracy. The Ukrainian military replaced the Maxim's machine gun for use not in stationary positions, but for infantry. About it reports NMFTE telegram channel, which publishes events on the course of the Russian-Ukrainian war. To use the Maxima machine gun mobile military hand gun.

The birds were installed on it, removed the machine on which it goes without modifications, and also installed an optical sight and a muzzle brake. The masters were also able to resolve the issue of water cooling. Maxim's machine gun was developed in 1883 by Hirem Stevens Maxim. It became one of the first automatic weapons in the world. Despite its age, the machine gun is known for its reliability and good accuracy at a distance of up to 2 km.

In service, the Ukrainian army has a machine gun "Maxima" M1910 of the 1920-1950's. The speed of the machine gun is 600 shots per minute, during firing the trunk temperature is heated and water is required for cooling. We will add, this is not the first time when the Armed Forces is processed by the Maxim's machine gun. They are also used for the beat of Iranian drones-Kamikadze, creating a paired installation.