マキシム機関銃 PM1910
A [[ammunition belt|belt-fed]] medium [b][[machine gun]][/b] invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim and is historically the earliest example for an recoil-operated (or fully automatic) [[gun]], opposed to the manually operated [[gatling gun]] which has a hand[[crank]] for the user. It entered various armed conflicts since 1886, most notably the Two World Wars even until 21st century's [[Russo-Ukrainian war]]. Its tubular [[barrel shroud]] stores water for cooling the barrel.

The Maxim gun is usually mounted on wheeled carriages, vehicles, or [[tripod]]s, and sometimes equipped with a shield. A single personnel can fire the [[weapon]] , but a crew was required to carry spare ammunition, water, and a target spotter.

This tag also applies to its Russian/Soviet counterpart chambered in 7.62×54mmR, the PM M1910. Do not use the tag on any machine gun with a water-cooling jacket on its barrel like the [[Schwarzlose machine gun]] and [[Browning M1917]], and further research if the gun is a variant of the Maxim before tagging.

h4. Variants

* [[MG08]]
* [[Vickers machine gun]]
* PM M1910

h4. See also

* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[PM1910 (Girls' Frontline)]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Maxim gun":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_gun
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