Soviet Maxim MMG team (Winter) 0526-week-5 Materials Section

Materials Section

they make a great change from dull Covenanter Hodden grey

The Allied plan to end hostilities in Europe is in tatters

Code named Operation Watch on the Rhine by German forces

Soviet Maxim MMG team (Winter) 0526-week-5 Materials SectionThe red army used the venerable Maxim Model 1910 as its medium machine gun throughout the war, the very same weapon that had served the Tsarist army in world war 1. It was a capable weapon that could be tripod , sledge or wheel mounted and was often given a useful shield to help preserve the crew. The Maxim was so heavy and cumbersome, however, unlike most other Soviet weapons, the Germans seldom made use of captured examples. Models supplied