Question

examine figure 2. the maxim gun was one of the first machine guns invented, and WWI was the first war to be fought using machine guns. what effects do you think the use of maxim gun in WWI had on the number of casualties (deaths and injuries) ?

Answer 1

The Maxim Gun had taken an extreme toll of casualties due to the way of warfare during World War One. As waves upon waves of soldiers would attack the other sides trench, the Maxim Gun had kept the aggressors in bay. Not like a conventional rifle with one shot then cocking your gun, the Maximum Gun had sprayed bullets everywhere it aimed taking down a vast amount of soldiers. This gun was revolutionary as it was the first fully automatic weapon.