Charge by the machine gunners

Title: Charge by the machine gunners
LC Subject: Armed Forces Soldiers
Description: The instrument of war which has increased the destructive efficiency of the armies more than any other and which is largely responsible for driving the war underground into the trenches, is the machine gun. Of these there are two general types, the light ones the barrel of which is air cooled, weighing from 15 to 20 pounds, and the heavy ones cooled by a water jacket and weighing 35 pounds or more. The former can be fired from the hip and in some cases from the shoulder. The latter has to be operated from a tripod. This squad of machine guns of the lighter variety is ready to advance. Evidently they do not plan to shoot from the hip position as they have the little two legged rest set ready for supporting the muzzle of the gun.
Work Type: lantern slides
Date: 1900/1940
Identifier: P217:01:030
Rights: In Copyright
Local Collection Name: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of: Set 1 - Making the American Army
Institution: Oregon State University