Maxim machine gun is the world's first truly successful automatic weapon powered by gunpowder and gas, also known as race gun. The gun was invented by Hiram Stevens Maxim, an Englishman, in 1883, and its principle was tested. 1884 was patented.
Its caliber is11.43mm, and the gun weighs 27.2kg.. Adopt automatic mode, short recoil (19 mm) and water-cooled barrel. The canvas belt with a capacity of 333 rounds and a length of 6.4 meters is used for ammunition supply, and the belt can be connected. The theoretical firing rate is 600 rounds per minute, which can be single shot or continuous shot, and can also be adjusted to a slow firing rate of 100 rounds per minute through the firing rate regulator.
Maxim machine gun performance
Maxim machine gun is a real automatic machine gun, and its automatic action is completed by using the energy of gunpowder gas. At the moment when the bullet was fired, the bolt collided with the barrel, and the barrel stopped after sitting back 19mm.
Unlocking is carried out through the toggle mechanism, while the bolt machine continues to recoil, and part of the energy of the barrel is transferred to the machine gun through the acceleration mechanism, so that it can finish shell pulling and shell throwing. So as to drive the ammunition supply mechanism, prepare the firing machine for firing, compress the recoil spring and impact the buffer. Then, under the action of spring force, the second bullet is pushed into the gun chamber, locked and fired again.