Machine gun

After the invention of firearms, many designers to reflect an increase in their rate. The first quick-machine guns were a few metal tubes packed in parallel. When podzhiganii zatravochnogo gunpowder, they released all the bullets at once. Then guessed secure the perimeter of the cylinder barrels, with manual rotation whose trunks alternately vystrelivali.
A similar pattern applied Gatling, whose kartechnitsa became the prototype of all modern guns.
Machine Guns 20-21 century work force powder gases through which the ejection hand casings and ordering a new patron in the chamber. The most famous machine gun - Maxim. His invented in 1883, American Hiram Maxim. His modification used worldwide: drills in the Anglo-Boer War, the two sides during the October coup, many European countries and the Soviet Union until the end of the Second World War.
Depending on the caliber machine guns to distinguish melkokalibernye, normal and heavy. Infantry uses hand-held, mounted and heavy infantry. Are guns on tanks, planes, helicopters. To combat aerial targets used anti-aircraft guns and ship.
In modern armies of many countries to each platoon assigned gunner, whose massive fire supports the promotion or strengthening defense. These guns called uniform because They can fire as soshek, and with the machine. The office has a hand gun.
Machine Guns predetermined not only to eliminate the enemy troops. Heavy machine guns can affect light purpose (APCs, armored cars, etc.). There are special guns for the "withdrawal" of snipers.