The Vickers .5 inch machine gun (officially " Gun, Machine, Vickers, .5-in ") also known as the Vickers .50 was a large-calibre British automatic weapon.

The Vickers .50 machine gun originated as a response to British military requirements for a heavy machine gun capable of engaging low-flying aircraft and light armored vehicles, where the …

May 5, 2023 · The Mark III was an anti-aircraft gun that consisted of four Vickers machine guns chambered for the 50 Vickers round. Each machine gun was loaded with a 200-round belt-fed …

Feb 4, 2024 · The Vickers .50 machine gun, also known as the 'Vickers .50' was similar to the .303 inches (7.70 mm) Vickers machine gun but enlarged to use a larger-calibre 0.5-inch (12.7 …

About: Vickers .50 machine gun An Entity of Type: Air defence forces, from Named Graph: http://dbpedia.org, within Data Space: dbpedia.org 12.7 mm heavy machine gun

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It saw some use in tanks and other fighting vehicles, but was much more commonly used as a close-in anti-aircraft weapon on Royal Navy and allied ships, typically in a four-gun mounting. …

The Vickers .5 inch machine gun also known as the Vickers .50 was a large-calibre British automatic weapon. The gun was commonly used as a close-in anti-aircraf...

The Vickers .50 machine gun, also known as the 'Vickers .50' was basically the same as the .303 inches (7.70 mm) Vickers machine gun but scaled up to use a larger calibre 0.5 inches (12.7 …

Photos of the Saskatoon Light Infantry, the Machine Gun Battalion of 1st Canadian Infantry Division in Italy, show the Vickers also mounted to Universal Carriers.