Re: Why such the deep interest in the 'vickers' in particular? They were heavy, and they frequently jammed in rough weather...thats about what I know :)
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Posted by Richard Fisher from Britain on October 29, 2021 at 06:39:04:
In Reply to: Why such the deep interest in the 'vickers' in particular? They were heavy, and they frequently jammed in rough weather...thats about what I know :) posted by Pvt.WIlson on October 28, 2021 at 14:21:23:
The deep interest in the Vickers is due to it being the magnificient weapon that it was, yes it was heavy (92 lbs in total of gun and tripod) but it occasionally jammed due to poor maintenance or ammunition and if probably looked after, by a well�trained crew, it could fire non�stop (other than for barrel�changes) for several days. It also had the range well over that of the Sustained Fire M.G.s today (admittedly that range is not required now due to the effectiveness of the 81mm mortar).
For a gun of its calibre and age, it was truly a spectacular weapon. To be in service from 1912 to 1968, let alone the South Africans who still had them in 1988 at least!!, it must have been doing something right!!
RichardP.S. Why do you use the American abbreviation?
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