In 1914, Japanese designer Kijiro Nambu developed his own variation of the French-made Hotchkiss M1914 heavy machine gun for the Japanese army. Called the Type 3, it is a large, crew-served ...

In 1914, during the start of World War 1, French engineer Louis Boirault created ... from the constant bombardment of artillery and machine gun fire. This defensive method had the unintended ...

One weapon has continually served the U.S. Armed Forces on land, at sea, and in the air for 105 years: the M2 heavy machine gun. First developed in 1918, the M2 has been in steady service ...