Oct 31, 2020 | Hammer, Hammer of the Week, Toolkit, WWI
On the front, when a machine gun broke down, it had to be repaired. The MG 08, the most common automatic gun in WWI, was cumbersome. The gun weighed 60lbs, and its sledge mount weighed 80lbs. Although it was deemed “portable” and “light,” four soldiers were needed to...