Lewis gun - Wikipedia
The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun. Designed privately in the United States though not adopted there, the design was finalised and mass-produced in the United Kingdom, [4] and widely used by troops of the British Empire during the war.
The American Lewis Gun | An Official Journal Of The NRA
2021年8月15日 · Though disdained by the U.S. Army, Lewis guns were purchased by the U.S. Navy for the Marine Corps. When the Marines went to France in 1917, they had their Lewis guns—the best light machine...
The Lewis Gun - Small Arms Review
2014年8月1日 · The Lewis gun is considered one of the classic machine guns of World War I and is recognized as the first practical light machine gun produced in large quantities used in a large armed conflict. Its distinctive profile, portability and general ease of operation ranks it as the true forerunner of later light machine guns.
Lewis gun - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun.
Lewis Gun Light Machine Gun (LMG) - Military Factory
2019年7月31日 · Throughout its career, it served as a fixed defensive weapon, an aerial machine gun and as a Light Machine Gun (LMG) at the infantry level. The Lewis Gun went on to serve throughout World War 1 (1914-1918), World War 2 (1939-1945) and was in limited use during the Korean War (1950-1953).
The Lewis Gun: A Forgotten Trench Warrior? - The Armory Life
2021年3月9日 · The Lewis Gun provided the mobility badly needed in the trenches during the First World War, and the infantry version was used on all fronts. An aircraft version was also produced, lacking the aforementioned barrel shroud. The Lewis Gun proved itself to be powerful, capable and effective.
The Lewis Gun - Aircraft Guns & Armament from WW1 - Aircraft …
During World War I, the Lewis Gun became one of the most widely used aircraft-mounted machine guns by Allied forces. It saw extensive use on aircraft such as fighter planes, reconnaissance aircraft, and light bombers.
Lewis Light Machine Gun - Forgotten Weapons
The Lewis gun was designed by an American, Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis. It was one of the first successful air-cooled light machine gun designs, and used an aluminum radiator to pull heat off the barrel. The gun was used extensively in both World Wars.
First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Lewis Gun
Designed in the United States in 1911 by U.S. Army Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis (and based upon an earlier overly-complex design by Samuel McLean), the Lewis gun comprised an early light machine gun widely adopted by British and Empire forces from 1915 onwards.
Lewis gun | Gun Wiki - Fandom
The Lewis gun is a British-produced, American-designed light machine gun that was developed by Isaac Newton Lewis. Adopted by the British Army in 1915, the Lewis gun earned repute for its performance during World War I.
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