During World War II, the United States had two dominating submachine guns, the M1A1 Thompson, also known as the Tommy Gun, and the more affordable M3 submachine gun (SMG) which was produced later ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Massive stopping power and a bullet-proof design keeps “Ma Deuce” in the fight. The venerable M2 Browning machine gun was first developed during World War I. The Great ...

Ukrainian air defense teams have shot down a Russian Shahed drone using a Browning .50-caliber machine gun — and it’s believed to be the first time this has ever been caught on camera. The strike ...

In the long lineage of American infantry weapons, everything eventually fades away. The M1 Garand, a rifle that defeated fascism, is now a museum piece. The M14 had a brief, troubled run before being ...

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