Lindybeige
Published on 2 Mar 2016Machine-guns – do you know the difference between light, medium, and heavy? What is a ‘submachinegun’?
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LindybeigeMany people are hazy over the differences between the various types of machine-gun, and here I ramble on for ten whole minutes about the distinctions. It is a bit of a moving target, as terminology alters as technology does, but the terms used in World War Two are still reasonably current.
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For the detail-minded, don’t panic: he’s taken to task in the comments on this video for a few of the howlers you may have noticed on the way by.
