The WEIRD Guns Being Used in Ukraine Right Now #4

[@BrandonHerrera]

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[@pitfroth7516]

Hey daddy

[@Dec_mma09]

Folding AR-15 review ?

[@Revs_bathwater]

Folding ak folding not real review

[@Riku_Light]

#akgnotificationsquad

[@thisisvinnyguy]

yuh

[@bamboozlednoodle6513]

Using bird hunting shotguns to take out drones is actually kind of smart

[@jamesares509]

Nothing new, trench broom grenade skeeeeet.... Yeet what you got 😂

[@prestongarvey57]

People get pretty innovative when the enemy throws a kill streak at you

[@matheww7847]

Wasn't this kinda obvious from the start? People have been doing this on KZbin for fun before the war

[@DrCarlBooze]

Pull out the old anti drone punt gun.

[@kellscorner1130]

Rise of the Fudds lol

[@BeinBr33zy]

That dankula impression for the ad was fantastic. Ever thought of flying him out for a range day? Would love to see that collab. The poor soul can't even get an airgun in the UK.

[@solarsage252]

Omg that was perfect

[@Idogames4]

I though it was edited in lol

[@josephlane1614]

I think they wouldn't let him back in the uk if he did that and didn't turn it into an anti gun piece. He has already proven quite well that freedom of speech only exists in 1 place.

[@BrandonHerrera]

Talked to him before, Dankula knows he’s welcome out here any time!

[@spinnyd]

@@josephlane1614 I for one would be willing to chip in on a house in Texas for him, he should just move here.

[@leilanz8325]

The triple Maxim is actually a reconstruction of a historic build. The Soviets did use them on top of the beds of Gaz trucks as anti-air platforms. You can even play with them in War Thunder xD

[@diegoferreiro9478]

There also were quadruple mounts, but all in a row, not 'squared' as in the video. Some of them popped up during the Spanish Civil War.

[@werfault4076]

except they used 4 Maxims, hence the name 4M GAZ-AAA

[@GerinoMorn]

I think "add one more" is basically the leading principle of the soviet design bureaus xD

[@davidnicholas7516]

The Americans actually had a quad .50 in WW2, sometimes mounted on a platform which sat on the ground and could be towed like it was artillery, or also on the back of a halftrack. Since by 1944 the Luftwaffe was gone, they were mostly used against ground targets. The GIs called them "meatchoppers" given the result when they were used against infantry. The Germans also had a quadruple mount, though theirs was 20mm. Oerlikon AA guns. The combo was called the "FlackVierling" and again came with a carriage, or on the back of vehicles, most notably a Pz. IV chassis, where it was known as the "WirbleWind" or whirlwind.

[@riograndedosulball248]

It was absolutely useless in the AA role by WW2, but some serious hate and mean words could be sent down those barrels against ground targets

[@chrisfritsch7934]

My dad served two tours with the 25th Division as a BAR man. His unit captured a Maxim. I laughed at the picture of him examining it. Poor North Koreans using WWI antiques. His response was, "That antique will send lead down range just as well as more modern weapons at a terrifying rate. When those rounds fly over your head, you wont be laughing." So if it still does its job, i say use it

[@Borderbunny420]

Exactly Newer weapons do the same job as older ones. Just some look better doing it.

[@gyromurphy]

My dad said the same of my grandfather, who passed well before I was born (black lung is a b1tch). He served in Korea, and told my dad about all the antique weapons they were using. Nonetheless...they were effective.

[@Nach0s187]

As he carried a ww1 era sidearm

[@mrblehr4202]

@@Borderbunny420and a Maxim is better in sustained firing. As long as you put water, lubricant and munition in it it will fire. A M240 can’t be cooled that much

[@marijnnn4992]

​@@Borderbunny420the modern ones are more precies and work better most of the time to

[@jakubp.6987]

What is fun about Maxim is , that in the middle of Europe - in Czech republic, you can own one without registration or gun licence. It just need to be manufactured before 31.december of 1890. So yes, it still has its place. :)

[@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988]

can anyone go there and shoot one? (at a shooting range, i'd assume)

[@Twallrion]

​@@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988 you can just go out and shoot one, no problem at all. What happens after is a totally different story tho..

[@Zeppathy]

​@@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988 Bruh! No! Why would you shoot a perfectly good Maxim? Oh wait, you mean fire a Maxim. Nvm. 😅

[@skucera8116]

Yeah, Maxims still have a place on the battlefield wherever their ammo is still available. They still work as well as they ever did. So Maxim's are legal "Curio & Relic" guns in the Czech Republic? That makes me proud of my Czech ancestry. :)

[@DT-sb9sv]

Is there a way to buy a farm in the country in Czechia and get citizenship? My grandma fled the Soviets from the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia and married an American GI. I want a Maxim.

[@cluelesspotato8945]

1911: The gun that forgot to become obsolete Maxim: The gun that came out of retirement

[@arya31ful]

Since the trenches are back in bussiness again, grandpa Maxim gonna show those young air-cooled thingamajig how wars were fought a hundred years ago.

[@j.murphy4884]

I see room for Wick memes: "That "Fuckin nobody" is Hiram Maxim"

[@ViktoriousDead]

1911’s are obsolete and have been for a while, but they are still used

[@kenningtonrund282]

@DukeOfTennessee117 In war, maybe, but they are very convenient for concealed carry. There is a reason people spend so much on them when you can get a cheap 9mm these days.

[@cheeto4027]

​@@ViktoriousDead I would say obsolescent would be more accurate. While the magazine size leaves a lot to be desired it will still do it's job in most self defence situations

[@bulldowozer5858]

"These old shotguns, that were designed to take out birds, are now being used to take out drones" -> presuming those are two different things

[@FARLANDER762]

But Joey said the 2nd Amendment is OK for those old hunting shotguns. Now he'll say they're weapons of war and should be banned!

[@ajemma78]

Birds aren't real

[@ronr.53400]

electronic synthetic birds of surveillancep

[@davidloftus3152]

Birds aren't real, they are organic drones

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Birds aren't real joke?

[@rileyhooper7911]

My army friend loves the Ukrainian modified relic guns because in his words “lead is lead and if you can deal death with 100 year old technology for pennies then it’s not stupid.”

[@Hleb796]

У нас є правило, все що стріляє та вбиває нам на війні знадобиться

[@Jerorawr_XD]

Well and considering the Russians ain't exactly bringing anything better it's a solid choice for this particular war.

[@WJS774]

@@Jerorawr_XD 7.62x54 will kill you just as dead from a Maxim as it will from a PKM.

[@20FreeWill]

"Army friend" 🙄

[@gabrielc7861]

​@@20FreeWilljust a friend of his that's in the army, not that special.

[@jerrysanchez5453]

The maxim machine gun is the literal embodiment of "if it ain't broke don't fix it"

[@richardhicks5031]

Maxim would be proud

[@turtleofpride4572]

​@@richardhicks5031 he sheds a single tear. "It's honest work"

[@MrMe345]

I was gonna say regarding these of Maxims today, "If gun go bang, use gun"

[@BettyNuggs]

More if it doesn't break, don't have to fix it.

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

You missed an opportunity, there..."if it ain't broke, don't fix it" IS a maxim. They didn't name that gun randomly, they viewed their invention as "a general truth".

[@The_Dude_Rugs]

The maxim is still an effective machine gun, especially for a fixed position, the British army did a test when they retired the vickers in the 60s to see how many rounds it would take without stopping, not including barrel and ammo changes, they gave up because it never jammed

[@indigohammer5732]

Not quite. When it was finally declared obsolete in 1968, an Army unit put 1 Million rounds through it, constantly feeding it with water. They had teams of men with Malt Shovels clearing fired brass.

[@joik2ww269]

​@@indigohammer5732it was Vickers gun in 1963 in Yorkshire. 5 million rounds barre change every ~1,5h(50k rounds) Vickers is kinda Maxim upside down.

[@onebigfatguy]

@@joik2ww269 Regardless. The platform itself may be old as hell but it still performs and on the battlefield *THAT* is all that really matters.

[@MaxMTTpm]

Well, that and the fact that this is proof that most modern military tech will most likely get worn out in less than a few months before both sides start using their surplus stockpiles. Most countries industries are no longer built to sustain high quantities of military manufacturing on a grand scale.

[@wulfriktheviking]

@@djgloom named after the American-British inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim, not a Russian Nickname.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The idea that AKs are fighting side by side with FALs, Maxims and Panzers somehow warms my heart.

[@Anino_Makata]

Old friends, former adversaries, and your grandpa's battle buddies. What beautiful camaraderie.

[@ericstearns170]

Grandpa, What did you do in the war? ... Yes

[@janpapai9205]

Panzer is just german for tank sooo.. of course they are there, they were there before the war started

[@RustedCroaker]

FAL is a copy of the SVT-40 (just with the StG-44 lower). Maxim isn't less Russian then British (the Soviets made them a lot more then the UK). So, basically those are all Soviet weapons.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

@@RustedCroaker leo's sure as hell ain't russian tho

[@j.j.d.9876]

The balkenkreuz you see on the Tank is millitary insignia older than the Nazis and still in use with the Bundeswehr. I know its played as a joke but I saw nobody in the comments pointing that out

[@kuban486]

People who write about the Nazis at the 7th minute got covered in shit and watched Russian propaganda, they have a very narrow mindset, they didn’t see anything further than their bucket, they have no idea that this “Nazi” sign is used by the German army to this day day.

[@NathanIsRacin]

I was def wondering what that iron cross meant

[@rotro2470]

And what's the joke? No, I understand that in this way it is necessary to try to somehow justify its use and convince people that there are not Nazis there. But still, what's the joke?

[@j.j.d.9876]

@@rotro2470 not your time with the communal braincell i see. The joke is at 07:07 in the video - should i point out the other funny parts of it aswell?

[@rotro2470]

@@j.j.d.9876 It's useless to insult someone online, there will never be a face-to-face meeting. So you better watch your mouth, buddy. But what I'm saying is that the excuse with a joke sounds dubious. They have repeatedly used nazi symbols mixed with scandinavian and slavic. At first it also seemed to me a joke that they were taking pictures with Bandera (I remind you about the Volyn massacre), zigging and so on. But after communicating with them, after repeated frequent cases, I stopped thinking like that

[@tacticalwolf3263]

8:00 Honestly I don't know what I enjoy more a suppressed machine gun or the fact that the machine gun and the suppressor were both maxim designs, just one generation apart.

[@galvanizedgnome]

Which side are we supposed to be on? Russians or Azov?

[@dinozorman]

@@galvanizedgnome we've already played this game with the cuban missle crisis, but now the roles are reversed. either way its been a while since the superpowers got to roll out their new ordinance to flex with.

[@orlem5837]

@@dinozorman hm, but cuban missile crisis started because the us put their tomahawks to turkey which was taken by soviets as major threat

[@SkyhawkCaptain]

In the middle of a warzone I feel that no firearm ever gets to "retire". If it sends lead downrange, you will inevitably find someone rockin it.

[@tenofprime]

See entry under how many black powder guns still got used in WW1. Keep the new stuff up front and use your old reserves for home guards and such.

[@mercwiththemouthsnewphone6798]

Hence why a groundwar in America is a bad fcken idea

[@WontSeeReplies]

@@mercwiththemouthsnewphone6798considering we(US) rely on expansionist militarism while Russia devotees almost everything into defending their home land, and considering Russia is occupied by hardened Russians, I’d say there’s no comparison in which land battle would be the nightmare. History would argue an impossibility. To sum it up. We made the worlds fastest and highest flying plane. The Soviets improved their anti-aircraft radar and, once again, made the world’s fastest, most powerful, and most efficient rockets in the world. We quit flying the SR-71 over Soviet soil almost immediately as it began, after removing chunks of Soviet rocket from the Blackbird’s wing. The missile detonated over 90 yards behind it, while it was flying over 2000mph. That was the Soviet Union.. Modern day Russia has untouchable hypersonic missiles and the vast majority of which are strictly used to defend their homeland.

[@dominatorandwhocaresanyway9617]

​@@WontSeeReplies because Russia is firing missiles every day to "defend its homeland". Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea, Donbass... all just fooling around right?

[@earlwyss520]

I came here to make this comment. Good for you dude.

[@stahlavargr]

Unless we make a modern water-cooled MG, I think the Maxim is still somewhat relevant and viable for static and mobile emplacements. The fastest barrel change is the one that you didn't have to change.

[@brockrutter6633]

Anybody else man that they can get their hands on a few of these things to butcher and I can't even get one😢

[@tullo5564]

Water-cooled barrel isn't a good idea that's why modern MGs don't have it. Water will cause rust and that is the biggest enemy of a gun

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@tullo5564 Then use a fluid that isn't water that won't rust! Or use demineralized water, or perhaps put stuff back into the water. If there is a problem, humans can solve it. Otherwise we would not use, say, metal hulls on ships, if the issue is water+metal=rust.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

So long as you have water, yeah. The biggest issue really is that any water you carry has to either be drank or fed to the MG, which then becomes non-potable. Heavy barreled, air cooler guns don't consume water that could go to your troops. But in a fixed fighting position, in a trench, they make perfect sense, especially if they're free.99

[@JTheraos]

@@Destroyer_V0 you are supposed to use distilled water or something iirc

[@RandomGuy0127]

Reminder that the maxim was invented whilst people were still using repeating rifles. The fact that its still being used today is fascinating and shows how influential this gun was. (Edit: They didnt use muskets around the time the maxim was created, my bad)

[@joshuamarvin7400]

Dreamed up maybe. By time the Maxim was available everyone relevant had either adopted or was in the process of adopting a metallic-case breech-loader of one sort or another.

[@MaxCroat]

@@joshuamarvin7400 Exactly. Third world countries are always behind anyways. And especially when there is a war, all kinds of weapons are used, whatever is avaliable basically. But the first world countries all had more modern rifles in frontline service when the Maxim was invented.

[@bobdrooples]

Or how little things have changed since

[@MaxCroat]

@@bobdrooples tbh, the simple fact is that it is still a machine gun. Heavier, bulkier, the downsides are clear compared to a lot of modern mgs. However, it still works. Similarly, muskets were in use for centuries. For example, a flintlock is more advanced than a wheellock, but the wheellock was still a decent weapon if that is all you had. I guess you could say the same for maxim compared to modern mgs. Now, hypothetically, if some completely new scifi weapon was made, it would make modern machine guns much more obsolete than modern machine guns make the maxim obsolete, if you get what I mean. Same thing happened when breech loading rifles and repeating rifles were made. They made muskets which may have been made only a decade or two ago completely obsolete.

[@bobdrooples]

@@MaxCroat strike primer. Bullet go weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@2Potates]

So i showed my dad (who's ex-Belgian army) the FALs showing up in Ukraine and his only response was just to voice his frustration that he can't get one anymore. Edit: Holy shit, why did this blow up?!

[@Schrodingers_kid]

I'm Ukrainian and I'm frustrated too. Even more frustrated about FN FNC

[@dyadyabal_54]

@@Schrodingers_kid а че с ними не так

[@Joatle]

Pretty sure he can buy one from the ukrainian black market.. Prettuy sure you can buy anything from Nato on that marked...

[@My_Legs_Are_OK]

@@Schrodingers_kid do you mean frustrated because you can't get one too?

[@TiernanWilkinson]

The FAL is a fantastic rifle. I love both of mine.

[@mikehh8020]

Considering Hiram Maxim Invented the Maxim gun and the silencer, that suppressed Maxim is one of the coolest WEIRD guns I've ever seen.

[@MitsukiTakeda]

Absolutely agree.

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

The Silencer was developed by his son Percy

[@baseballjustin5]

​@@carsoncasmirri3874 Stays in the Family lol

[@WayStedYou]

Didnt his son invent the suppressor

[@hackabusa]

@@WayStedYou technically it was the “Maxim Silencer” even though the terminology of the time of “muffler” was more accurate, as suppressor is more accurate today

[@rubentorre1345]

8:58 gork and Mork are pleased with that Dakka machine

[@elitemook4234]

First time I saw a racing drone I immediately thought how terrifying they'd be to defend against a swarm of those things.

[@андреймарченко-р9ф]

here is a video about it)) concept kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5fEap-MrK17p8k and reality kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJjMfod8mNhgppo

[@patrickhenry8425]

Check out the " switchblade " drones

[@Sneaky_Basket]

Well, actually they already scared as fuck :D Coz this FPV drones attacks them something like half of a year Oh and yeah, Hello from Ukraine :D

[@BlackBladeGroM]

@@patrickhenry8425 Yeah, those suck ass. Too slow and expensive for the hand-grenade-sized payload they carry. And the bigger Switchblade 600 never made it to UA (or, it seems, out of prototype stage). Hobby FPVs with 500-1000g TNT cost about 1\10 of that and fly twice as fast.

[@Sneaky_Basket]

@@patrickhenry8425 Cost as fuck, FPV drone cost much less and u can build them literally in a garage or at home :D

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

The Steyr AUG A2 (an extremely rare variant in the US) has been in the conflict as well. Apparently used on both sides and sourced from both military and civilian sectors.

[@Chzydawg]

Gifts from Austria and possibly dyslexic Austria, I'm guessing.

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

@@Chzydawg I think a ton of A2s were imported to Russia in the early 2000's, meanwhile the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban locked the US out of the market while the A2s were in production.

[@ArsonalTech]

Brandon doing a RAID ad is good news. It means he’s probably got an rare gun planned for our future

[@Siasquatch]

Yeah, it's called the AK50

[@TheDerpyDeed]

what? I though that was Dankula

[@praetorxian]

@@TheDerpyDeed It was a Dankula reference.

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

@@___meph___4547 Count Dankula. That's his segway into raid.

[@sinisterwombat3128]

​@That0Homeless0Guy My dude, just because I ran into the same trap once I must tell you... it's "segue" which in english sounds like Segway.

[@lordpumpkin3525]

I just found this out today but, my friend who went and volunteered in the conflict, he told me a story of how he used a toilet as cover from an attack. Had me rolling but, nonetheless, I thought it would have been something a bit funny to share with you guys.

[@chrishartley999]

the thought of having infected porcelain shards sent through you if it fails is not great

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Ain't no invading Russian willingly shooting a toilet. Basically hold the toilet hostage , lol

[@fludblud]

Dont knock it, the UN estimates that 21% of Russian citizens still do not have access to indoor plumbing, that toilet was the most valuable thing in the entire grid square second only to the washing machine.

[@cheesecrow81]

Ironically, one of my Ukrainian buddies told me that one time his squad came across a detached set of Russian butt cheeks on the ground.

[@koathekid8255]

@@cheesecrow81 that lead had a grudge with that Russian how else do you cut someone’s ass off so cleanly that you can tell it’s an ass afterword Like the *bullets* wanted him to suffer before he died Christ

[@Echo_4609]

The triple maxim technical is actually something the Soviets had in WW2. It was just a truck with a bed with a quad maxim setup on the back, and yes, it was for AA

[@PTemnikov]

Now it's more likely to be against drones, soldiers and light vehicles

[@traindriverdusternl3531]

you mean the 4M GAZ-AAA

[@Echo_4609]

@@traindriverdusternl3531 yep

[@redboar7336]

The Soviets had 4 Maxim guns on a console.

[@CptJistuce]

@@PTemnikov Or anything else you think needs to be made of roughly 1000% more lead.

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

It would be neat if the suppressed Maxim had an integral suppressor that was also cooled by the water jacket. That way it would not only cool gasses faster, allow for higher volumes of fire, AND cool its heat signature in the era of thermal optics.

[@Njazmo]

Or make a suppressor with its own waterjacket. 😂

[@sirapple2406]

That entire gun screamed: my user is going in the history books under the section “Absolute Mad Lads”.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

Which melts first, the suppressor tube or the baffles inside?

[@Tounushi]

That'd be a more challenging engineering solution than you might first think. The suppressor would insulate the barrel, and you'd either need to make the suppressor jacket a highly complex shape or fill it with tubing that would also allow free flow of water to conduct heat away from the system.

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

@@Tounushi As long as the barrel is non-reciprocating, would extending the water jacket or shortening the barrel with a sealed baffle stack be sufficient? Just to allow water to cool the outside surface area of the suppressor tube.

[@CaeridLock.]

Hey Brandon, if you want to see the ultimate compilation of cursed guns I've ever seen, look up "rare Irish weapons of the troubles conflict 1968-1999" it's some of the most batshit insane creations I've ever seen, like their twist action snap rifle where you twist two pieces together like a hinge, like some twisted creation from a child's school notebook They even synced it up with some wannabee boards of Canada soundtrack so ofc its Hella unsettling

[@UnvalidN]

Mmm cursed Irish guns

[@lastswordfighter]

Dude check out their anti tank rocket launchers. They rigged up firing mechanism using tubs of potato chips/cookies.

[@Pnode88]

I’ll leave this here, just in case… kzbin.info/www/bejne/bobYe554qM1jeKs

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

@@lastswordfighter Oh yeah, that one is genius, they use a tin full of biscuits as a counter charge.

[@glocksboolin3257]

a fucking rpg with an acog

[@psychorabbitt]

Herrera doing a Count Dankula impression is not something I knew I needed. But it's now the crossover I desire.

[@FloodExterminator]

I honestly think still rocking the Maxims is a great idea! It frees up more modern weapons for the frontlines while still maintaining effective weapons to defend the rear (In WW2, the Wehrmacht would often do this with MG08s from WW1, pretty sure the British did the same with Vickers guns. Plus a water cooled machinegun is a perfect weapon for static defense positions :P

[@nextcaesargaming5469]

"It frees up more modern weapons for the frontlines while still maintaining effective weapons to defend the rear" This also applies to bigger shit, like tanks. The West sent Ukraine a bunch of T-62's and T-54/55's, and they use them for mobile bunkers, ghetto artillery pieces and assault guns since they're too old to be doing proper tank-things anymore but are still way tougher than most modern IFV's. The Russians are doing the exact same thing with the exact same vehicles, though they also have a shitton of former separatist fighters that they absorbed into their forces when the war began, so they also foist older stuff onto them. Both sides benefit greatly from this, and honestly, I'm kinda questioning why America doesn't also do this too. The M48 and the M60 would make for excellent assault guns, even if their heyday as a proper tanks are long-gone.

[@matthewblackwood9653]

The US did that in WW2 with the M1917 water cooled .30 caliber machine gun. They would often use them to defend points further back in the line such as air fields and medical stations.

[@djdanno13]

@@nextcaesargaming5469 the us doesn't do that because of logistics. Tanks are super users of parts and fuel. Who needs an assault gun when you have artillery, air support, or a tow missile handy instead? The only reason why Ukraine and Russia are using t55 as artillery and assault is because their artillery tubes are almost shot out.

[@nextcaesargaming5469]

@@djdanno13 "The only reason why Ukraine and Russia are using t55 as artillery and assault is because their artillery tubes are almost shot out." Nope. Not the case. The West is sending plenty of replacement barrels and shells, and the Russians are doing likewise. A lot of foreign volunteers are coming back from Ukraine and talking about just how much artillery is being used. The real reason why is because air support cannot be used to substantial effect or scale; Soviet air defense systems like the ones the Ukrainians are using are very effective, so for most of the war, the Russians couldn't really penetrate Ukrainian air-space without taking heavy casualties. The reverse was also true; the Russians use similar/same AA systems and also have a larger airforce, so Ukraine couldn't really make many substantial strikes into Russian territory either without paying dearly. Exceptions for both sides abound, but that is the general rule of thumb. The other reason is that the T-55's main gun can hit targets out to 16km. They may not have been able to take full advantage of that back in the 50s, but both sides are using modernizations of the T-55 which include modern targeting systems. Sure, it won't be penning the toughest shit either side will be using, but it's still a destructive gun that they both have shittons of ammo and parts for; there's basically no reason for them not to use it. Thirdly, the big Spring Offensive is coming up; Ukraine is gonna want everything with treads and a gun going against the Russian lines and the Russians are gonna want every big gun they can get to man defenses. Again; literally no reason for them not to use whatever they have. Bonus: Why scrap something when you can give it some final effective use? Recycling people; keep the planet green. Edit: Also, as far as this goes... "Who needs an assault gun when you have artillery, air support, or a tow missile handy instead?" Everybody will. Imagine an IFV, except even tougher and can do way more damage to enemy structures. I doubt any BMP is gonna outgun a T-55 or a T-62. Besides, as long as you have the parts, the ammo and the logistical setup for the vehicle, it never hurts to have extra armor.

[@Chezboi30003]

If my country was being invaded, I wouldn't turn my nose up at any effective weapon.

[@liamhamm8591]

Triple and quad maxims are actually historically accurate especially for mobile anti aircraft platforms. Only difference between the quad maxim is that it had them lined up in a row like the triple maxim. The gun is actually mounted to a vehicle in war thunder I believe

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

pretty reasonable idea. if you don't have dedicated AA guns, that what you have and link them.

[@LacquerLiner]

GAZ-AAA

[@liamhamm8591]

@@HappyBeezerStudios yes especially when planes at the time we’re using similar weapons so they were pretty good at tearing them up. Especially ww1 era bi-planes. You wanted more volume than size back then because the main fuselage could actually take a lot of shots so the goal is fuck up the propeller or hit the pilot. And if it was a hard wing then maybe shoot the wings off

[@liamhamm8591]

@@LacquerLiner that’s the one thank you

[@juhokuusisto9339]

Lot of double, triple and quad Maxims were captured in the winter war. It is still better in AA fire than using your assault rifle, like they teach in the army. .50 can do more damage and 23-30mm is better, but a lot of 54r still makes you contemplate your life decisions.

[@Volvith]

_"We are now a year and a month into the Soviet..."_ I didn't even notice what was wrong there. My brain heard that and was like _'yes this makes perfect sense, continue.'_

[@defaulttmc]

That's because you have a brain addled by a lifetime of Western CIA programming, of course you'd see nothing wrong with it.

[@Swissy87]

"Ukraine, what's that?" Got me rolling on the floor 😭

[@XxF0RSAKEN]

For those who don't get it, their using a Nazi tank

[@kevineff8665]

@@XxF0RSAKEN Nope not a nazi tank. That is the Balkenkreuz in use since 1916 and to this day by the german army

[@MĖDSKii51st]

Nazi Germany used the symbol looong ago , Germany still does , but for the Bundwherser ( however you spell it) Basically german army allied symbol ​@XxF0RSAKEN

[@stew9168]

@@XxF0RSAKEN No, No they’re not. They used that marking before ww2 and since. Not all German soldiers were Nazis either.

[@PyTransformer]

@@XxF0RSAKEN For all those who don't get it, this guys regarded

[@mikhail6518]

I think the wrap around the shroud of the maxim is not just for camouflage effect. It is also to help against the mirage effect caused by the heat rising from the hot shroud, which would make aiming with an optic difficult.

[@Stripedbottom]

A quad Maxim was already developed and used in the 1930's, when it was an AA platform (but occasionally used to devastating effect in the ground support role too, as most quick-firing AA is wont to do sooner or later). Dig one up from a museum and all you have to do is feed it some ammo. But, give us a holler when you spot a Tachanka in use (a horse-drawn carriage with a rearward pointing Maxim in it).

[@kristoffermangila]

Brandon already featured a Ukrainian Tachanka - only thing is, its a Chinese-made trike with a rearward-pointing Maxim on it!

[@Stripedbottom]

@@kristoffermangila Sorry, but gotta be a horse for me to be a TRUE Tachanka. I will accept a pony or a pair of donkeys in a pinch, though. Maybe even a dog sled.

[@annoyed707]

I am in the north. Not sure they will ship a Maxim up here, but I could arrange a dog sled...

[@ncrshane1919]

Could you imagine going back in time to tell Hiram Maxim that almost 140 years after it's invention, his machine gun is STILL seeing frontline use. Those guns have been stacking bodies for over a century and are still going strong. Also imagine the stories those guns could tell, I bet there are Maxim machine guns in Ukraine right now that were mounted in a trench in WW1 or turning Nazis into swiss cheese in WW2.

[@King_Of_Midgard]

*AND turning Nazis into swiss cheese. FTFY.

[@va_sirberpasir9708]

Hiram Maxim K/D scoreboard still updating after a century plus years

[@VallornDeathblade]

Maxim and Browning taking bets on whose famous MG design will last the longest.

[@pimpontheline]

@@VallornDeathblade like god betting satan, nobody will be alive to see who wins we all die before either one is put to bed.

[@ncrshane1919]

​@@VallornDeathblade My buddy in the Marine Corp personally fired an M2 Browning that had seen service in WW2, still ran better than half the newer ones he has fired. Maxim and Browning are absolute titans. I'm pretty sure there isn't a single modern gun that doesn't use or build off something they designed or improved, and they can still hold their own on a modern battlefield.

[@YourAverageJoe1000]

That "Glider" at 3:57 might not actually be a glider; the thing on the back looks like a valveless pulsejet (1 large exhaust, 1 smaller exhaust, sparkplug wired into the front). That makes it essentially a DIY V-1.

[@GeneralPenemonto]

The word combo of a "DIY V-1" is so hilariously insane.

[@ferdonandebull]

That is what I was thinking …

[@Lilith-Rose]

Yup that's basically a "hobby built" jet engine. Quite terrifying

[@legionx4046]

That shits horrifying 🤣

[@CS-zn6pp]

@@Lilith-Rose Not a jet engine, a Pulsejet. No moving parts. Anyone with average fabrication skills can make one. Ear protection is mandatory though. lol That one costs about $120.

[@anfomi]

7:01 a little bit of trolling was conducted here😅

[@Арчер-т9щ]

YES And military tradition of Ukraine is closely linked to the times of Kyivan Rus, the era of the Cossacks and Orthodoxy. They have always used the cross on their flags and now on military equipment.

[@realartyomsneedov]

9:10 double and quad maxims(usually installed on trucks) were the main Soviet AA during WW2 probably used by Ukraine to shoot drones down

[@colemanmoore9871]

In WWII (and beyond) the US used quad .50 mounts. The US liked to put .50s on everything. Ma Deuce is the queen of the battlefield. Double a quad mounts were on jeeps, half-tracks, trailers, 2.5 tons, patrol boats, submarines, battleships, planes... I think the Germans made quad MG42 mounts as well.

[@cheeseninja1115]

its why you see most of them mounted on vehicles. they can drive up to a location that needs drone AA support and dip out before they get shelled. They wont work on modern jets as they fly too high, but are deadly for those quad drones that fly (relatively) low.

[@Sviatoslav92]

yes, they shoot down Iranian Shaheeds

[@Hunting-jr1mp]

The guy on the bike is honestly a little terrifying he is literally a mobile, camoflauged and suppressed, medium machine gun with long range precision capability. He can mow down a platoon and be gone before the survivors pick themselves up off the ground.

[@tjrex9458]

Imagine you hear a "ring ring" mixed in with a motorcicle sound, you peek out of the bush you're hiding in, and in front of you is a fucking Maxim mounted on a bike, now that would make my day, and probably make a couple holes in me aswell

[@MakeStationWagonsGreatAgain]

"Speedy Delivery, Mf'er!!!'"

[@podpiz4ik]

to be honest it doesn't work that way

[@Rudy97]

He can use the gun as a booster.

[@agustintellez136]

"Ring ring....ring ring" get that man a bicycle bell...or a bike horn 😅

[@danieldeak9141]

Using maxims is a great move imo. They are reliable, built to last and still have an ok fire rate while using a readily available cartridge. If it worked in the trenches of WW1 it works anywhere

[@portergogniat6409]

*fuck you pulls out 4 maxims*

[@Rudy97]

You actually don't want a higher fire rate since it would become more difficult to control and waste rounds. It's a bit bulky but that's literally the only downside when you compare it to modern LMGs. Plus you get a cup of tea after taking out enemy troops.

[@koreancowboy42]

​@@Rudy97 high rate of fire only ever suppresses positions than to kill even the slowest fire rate can suppress.

[@anthonyduffy6953]

Lead is lead

[@philipeduardovich7834]

Also modern LMG cant withstood firerate in this war. Unlike Maxim. On Ukraine side ewery soldier have two or more AK in trench, and special soldier in platoon who reload guns, gun magazines and repair guns literally in combat. Its wery intens war for lots modern infantry guns. The simple and reliable than better.

[@kost5605]

thank you very much, friend, I thought that my schizophrenic creation 0:49 was lost, but you somehow found it, thank you very much ps: it was done out of boredom, but the sawn butt was really more convenient for me since my hands are not the longest

[@EnSayne987]

Quad mount maxims were actually a thing in WWII as well, used especially in the early war as light AA. Those were all mounted side by side

[@CS-zn6pp]

It was called the "GAZ AA Quad Maxim AA truck"

[@gabber88ful]

Yes and the Americans had a same concept with the m2

[@blakeoswald7840]

Though the Americans did not pull a milk truck off the street and put poor Ivan up there and told him to hold on tight 🤣

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

the thing is that Mig-29s fly just a taaaad faster and higher than the Maxim can aim at which means theres only two logical uses they can be using this for Anti-vehicle Anti-personnel

[@MortenBulskov]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 and anti drone. They have teams of technical pickups with mgs mounted to combat the shaheed drones. They are guided into the path by radars. The shaheed is pretty slow and low

[@Anmatgreen]

I love that the Maxim also seems to be the German MG08, looking at that flash hider. The MG08/15 was a 1915 conversation that actually did a stock and pistol grip from the factory.

[@mikeblair2594]

That's not an 08/15. Just the same idea a 108 years later.

[@eloiseharbeson2483]

The reputation of the 08/15 lives on even if none of the guns do. I believe "Nulacht-funfzein" is still a recognized epithet.

[@comradedog4075]

I was just thinking wait a minute that maximum fought on the German side what’s it doing there.

[@maxkreuzer]

Þe MG08/15 was also þe first Tool standardised by þe DIN.

[@sinisterwombat3128]

​@eloiseharbeson2483 "Null-Acht-Fünfzehn" refers to something basic that still leaves a lot to be desired. As in "I am a machinegunner! But oh well, no MG42 for me.. just the good old 08/15

[@socialghost4400]

In the very early days of WW2, the Soviet military actually used a quad mounted Maxim setup on the back of a truck for anti aircraft roles. I believe the setup was referred to as the “4M Quad Maxim” setup

[@zackFanatic]

You're absolutely right. It was used usually on a GAZ truck but could also be found on ground pintle mounts.

[@evanderboynton3057]

The US used a quad Browning setup on half tracks. Originally for air defense but I think it was very effective on anything other than a tank

[@vuhyu5190]

Milk truck whit guns

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

Is your profile picture equating the -soviets- _russians_ * to Nazis while ignoring the fact that the ukraine handed automatic weapons to the Azov groups? Because if it that's stupid. And if it's not then my apologies. *(i know brandon made the joke, but it's a good joke)

[@yuriysukhorukov391]

Nice profile pic btw

[@D1rtySanchezZ1]

7:00 "Sabaton starts playing on the radio for some reason" also those maxim gun setups remind me of things like the M45 Quadmount aka the Meat chopper

[@pinkbunchan9258]

Glad to see another addition to the “spotted in Ukraine” war thunder vehicle list with the “truck with many maxims.”

[@NightmareShopStudios]

When you asked what's better than two maxim machine guns? I instantly thought of the late WWI GAZ-AAA, a truck with four maxim machine guns.

[@erusian_uav]

GAZ-AAA is not late WW1, first truck was built in 1934, and there were many modifications. With four Maxims (GAZ-AAA (4M)), with DShK MG (GAZ-AAA (DShK)) and many others

[@maxaudet5177]

Yeah more WW2 than WW1, like the Quad M2s on the US / Allied side

[@The_trees_have_ears]

Considering the maxim machine gun was made by the elder maxim and the suppresor was invented by the younger maxim… I’m here for it

[@wolffangx-rp7xo]

Extra tasteful thing about a maxim with a suppressor is that after suffering bad hearing loss when designing and testing the maxim machine gun, he went on to invent the suppressor.

[@OldSneelock]

The 4 Maxim mount isn't that unusual. The quad mount M2 50 was very popular and was in use up to the Vietnam conflict. Probably some still in use. People being people and all.

[@letsgorandom1380]

I would not recommend using it in trenches. You can see it from a mile away. It leaves the shooter exposed. The upside of the 4 Maxim mount is that you will feel like Rambo for 5 seconds before getting blown to pieces by an HE round.

[@caav56]

@@letsgorandom1380 4 Maxim mount is, most likely, used to take out Shahed drones deep behind front lines.

[@maxaudet5177]

​@@caav56yeah and most likely some helicopters like MI-8s

[@Nikowalker007]

@@letsgorandom1380 4 Maxim Mount are used exclusively for Anti suicide Drone (Shahed 136 ) as well as Anti Mi8 purposes

[@anonimosu7425]

worked as AA in ww1, ww2, still will work

[@yetispaghetti5754]

I think Ive just realized how much of a “King of the Hill” vibe Brandon gives off. Like I could 100% see Brandon sipping a beer alongside the main cast

[@branvandy]

Or a Whiteclaw. ;-)

[@randomname3247]

That's a compliment if you aren't a leftist. They think King of The Hill is funny because they get to laugh at so-called "rednecks". Great show, from the creator of Idiocracy. He knows what's up. You know what I'd do if I had a million dollars?...

[@aaronsavage8018]

I see more of a letter Kenny vibe

[@MADmosche]

I think it’s more like a Beavis & Butthead vibe. He’s a douchebag loser.

[@alexn8795]

The maxim is a brilliantly designed gun. All of it's features were designed for unreliable logistics(all you need is bullets and possibly a few spare barrels and you could fight almost indefinitely) and it's chambering is just icing on the cake. It is the perfect platform for last ditch guerilla warfare in a former soviet state. I'm not saying it is a perfect gun by any means and it could be made much better with modern materials but its design principles were way ahead of it's time.

[@barkybite5143]

@brandon Herrera when you mentioned that the next step up in 'care packages to Ukraine' was Rednecks, i knew you were bona fide genious Great Show Lad!!

[@stephenbond1990]

Just wanted to point out, during the Interwar period and WWII the British Royal Navy had quad and Octuple 40mm Pom-Pom mounts for AA use, a Pom-Pom is basically a Maxim scaled up until it becomes light artillery so not only did you have eight barrels firing down range they're shooting two pound exploding shells. There's a good reason the Bofors didn't fully replace the 2 pounders until after the war.

[@terran6686]

The reason was because of cost and production. The Admiralty considered a single Bofors L/70 to be superior to a pair of Pom-Poms, so superior that they considered a single Bofors shooting tracer ammunition better than multiple Pom-Poms guided using early radar directors. The lopsided sinking of Prince of Wales (in which a combination of low velocity shells, radar sets failing in the heat, faulty ammunition, and a lack of their own tracer ammunition) saw her and Repulse sunk to dated two engine land based bombers. A feat which was never replicated in American battleships which could afford Bofors guns and indeed the double sinking of PoW and Repulse is what motivated this assessment of the Pom-Poms. Any chance they could, Bofors would replace Pom-Poms, or Pom-Poms would be supersized to sextuple or octuple mounts to compensate for their individual shortcomings, which also required larger crews, 4 tons more weight than a Quad Bofors, and more maintenance to keep the old guns working.

[@Earthenfist]

That's just what I was thinking. That is almost certainly an AA mount going on there.

[@maxaudet5177]

Yeah, the soviets actually had some quad Maxims turrets on the back of Half Tracks in WW2 for AA fire. Kinda like the US and the Allies had Quad 50s mounted for the same use

[@Stripedbottom]

Just came here to say basically the same that Terran already did. That reason was that they had lots of Pom-Poms installed and available and the logistics and production for them ready, while they didn't have nearly as much Bofors as they would have wanted, nor could they be produced fast enough. The Pom-Pom was inferior in just about every regard, all they could do was throw up a random wall of lead and hope to maybe hit something by chance, maybe, while the Bofors could actually hit a specific target it was firing at from time to time.

[@christopherconard2831]

US Navy "Have you been told of the glorious sisters that are the duel and quad 20 MM? Let us show you how to mount 40 sets on a single ship."

[@BlakePinnell]

I just now noticed that Brandon casually has a RPG on his wall and now I can’t stop thinking about the fire extinguishers being used as RPG rockets in Ukraine.

[@johnbooth5297]

Still need the rocket motors

[@siebenacht121]

They actually used not as, but as an addition to rockets, as an additional shrapnel material

[@HeartPumper]

Also using modded 82 mm mortar grenades with rpg's booster, is a pretty much standard AP weaponry nowadays over there :)

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

@@johnbooth5297 You can use a training rocket and shove it into the extinguisher then improvise some explosives, a copper cone and an impact primer.

[@Rogus_mtb]

4:35 As I can see, on another shells was written: "go home, more (shells) will arrive soon", "(revenge) for the children", "(revenge) for Svyatogorsk (a town in Donetsk district)" and "Tanya (Tatiana) + Vova (Vladimir) = love"

[@zadovrus1624]

It's really surprising that we haven't seen improvised AA made out of automatic shotguns yet

[@josephcalabria2976]

oh yeah I bet shotgun ammunition is going to be super effective for anti air 🤣

[@scotwilson4169]

​@@josephcalabria2976Would be for drones

[@andrewspohrer7183]

The simple fact that the maxim is still proving viable in the modern battle ground is the most awesome thing about it

[@Mortablunt]

Nazi lovers desperately trying to explain how using a 19th-century machine gun is anything but desperation and fail.

[@swatcccp4673]

Its a gun. A good gun. A good gun is always usefull

[@randomslav1548]

Heard the ukrainians favor it over standard PKMs even. The water cooling allows it to fire for way longer when dealing with large attacks that need to be constantly suppressed. If it's still the case now that they're getting better stuff, I don't know, but heard at the first stages of the war gunners would just preffer a Maxim over anything else if they had a chance to take one.

[@krompy8221]

@@randomslav1548 also, big bullet. Bit of a difference getting shot by 7.62x39 (PKM) or 7.62x54R (maxim)

[@V-V1875-h]

@@krompy8221 much more range

[@calebsmith3259]

Bro literally made the assualt rifle from fallout 4, and is actually using it. Thats a thing of beauty.

[@ВолодимирПодолянець]

I'm afraid we could witness laser muskets by the end of the conflict💀

[@Indiana127]

Time stamp? I missed It and now I wana see it.

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@ВолодимирПодолянець At least that would be an advancement in personal energy weapons!

[@DevvyDovey]

1:10 the missed opportunity to say "My confidence in this sight's ability to hold a zero, is closer to zero than it will ever get"

[@micaiahwolfe]

😂

[@horsehorsemen87]

1:09 I mean, it’s better than not having a gun with a thermal optic duct tape to it 🤣🤣💀💀🤣

[@Mattkind-x9p]

They had to improvise

[@christopherlindsay8175]

Necessity is the mother of all invention; even if it’s shitty invention. These videos are personally my favorite on the channel and your commentary only makes the ghetto gunsmithing even crazier. #akgnotificationsquad

[@AnarchyShogun]

To be fair to grandpa maxim, if you need an emplaced machinegun and want to be able to fire it basically forever, there really isn't something better out there. Most machineguns have to swap barrels every so often, but as long as you have some kind of radiator hooked up to circulate and cool the water in that jacket the maxim can basically keep throwing lead till you run out of ammo.

[@Primbus]

Didn't like UK army tested that theory when they were getting rid of their Maxims or Vickers guns (not sure anymore), shot some insane number of bullets non-stop for 6-7 days, and then checked to see if the gun was ok, and it was entirely within specs after all those freedom seeds going through it? 100 year old copper projectile kills just as easily as 1 day old copper projectile.

[@Joe-xq3zu]

@@Primbus If I recall correctly it was somewhere in the neighbourhood of three million rounds.

[@g.w.customcreations3534]

Loved the Justice Dankula skit. 😂 Never get tired of seeing the ingenuity of the Ukraine forces. Having Polish family, I can tell you this is definitely a thing with all ex sovirlet countries. They can make anything work.😅

[@leighmillward]

Poland was never soviet.

[@g.w.customcreations3534]

@leighmillward interesting. My father would beg to differ. I'm guessing the constant political & economic battle they had between being a soviet satellite state & communism, and being a part of the wider western economy between 1945 & about '89-'90 doesn't really count then eh? 🙄

[@tino897]

Damn I was like, for a moment, wait didn’t I click on a video for weird guns ? Where the hell is Count Dankula ?

[@leighmillward]

@@g.w.customcreations3534 no it doesn't count. Poland was communist but never soviet and there was always great disdain towards the soviet army stationed in Poland. Greetings from Wroclaw.

[@g.w.customcreations3534]

@leighmillward Cześć. My family are from Rzeszow & Mazury, their opinion is that it was very much a soviet satellite state, more so in the south-east than anywhere, disdain for the troops and their influence or not.

[@ГеоргийВелинский]

FPV is really a great thing, it saves 1000s of lives, real lives of real soldiers.

[@EgorBabiec]

Братан, на деле она их не спасает , фпв используют с обеих сторон , так что гибнут все от них

[@GordonFreeman333]

@@EgorBabiecно оккупанты намного чаше гибнут 😂

[@TheFiretonic]

Honestly, for the flying lawnmowers Russia is using, the Maxim is probably better than most other machineguns for a close range AA role, purely due to the water cooling allowing for greater sustained fire before melting the barrel.

[@CrimeaIsRussia_Cope]

lmao western copeeeeeeeee

[@BigWheel.]

@@CrimeaIsRussia_Cope >1 year into the 3 week special military operation.

[@joshjamesguitar]

@@CrimeaIsRussia_Cope Cope would be fitting T62's with thermal imaging in 2023

[@doubledoot]

@@CrimeaIsRussia_Cope where victory

[@CrimeaIsRussia_Cope]

@@joshjamesguitar as yall ukros using t-55's without any optics.

[@megan00b8]

To be fair, the only issue of the maxim is that it's heavy and cumbersome compared to some more modern alternatives, but it's reliable, uses a cartridge that's widely available, and has a respectable fire rate, I think it's still a pretty useful option, and the Ukrainians seem to think so too.

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

I mean...You're not gonna lug the gun around doing run and gun like you're a Juggernaut from Call of Duty, so it being heavy isn't the worst of problems.

[@gyromurphy]

Also, the smell of burning piss when you run out of water to cool it

[@peterruiz6117]

​@@gyromurphy 'Smell Shock' !

[@Maxsmack]

You gotta love historical firearms getting a second day in the sun. Definitely good to remember as far as we’ve come some things can’t be improved that much then they were 100 years ago

[@mikeblair2594]

Sure, that's why all army's that aren't totally desperate for arms are still using the Maxim.

[@lanefunai4714]

Don't call it a come back. - Hiram Maxim

[@michaelthayer5351]

The IR sight duct-taped to the AK is probably not meant for fighting infantry but instead for finding drones that are loitering above their positions, which are difficult to see with your eyes are regular optics but are relatively easy with IR.

[@Chris-ok4zo]

Some of these guns looks like if someone went into a Tarkov gun customiser and picked all the cursed/wrong options. Also, seeing Maxims on the frontlines is like seeing your great-great-grandpa rising from the grave and mowing down squads with that water-cooled iron on his hip.

[@Urziel99]

They may be old but they have lots of ammo for them and they can still ventalite some poor SOB.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

@@Urziel99 an honestly you can swap out the fixed PKMs on vehicles for maxims since the weight really isn't an issue there and give those PKMs to infantry, a smart min maxxy use of weapons honestly

[@suboptimal2019]

It doesn’t get simpler than an open bolt belt fed. And it’s not some obscure caliber they can’t get their hands on. The maxim makes sense in this context. I dig it.

[@varnasblade]

I love the raid promo. From the Count Dankula reference, to the god tier hat.

[@Envra]

The Count Dankula Raid Shadow legends ad read is mint. Would love to see you on PKA again (especially if Count Dankula joins you as well on a episode Woody isn't there)

[@DeadBeatDex]

To be fair, the US and other NATO countries still use the M2 Browning to this day so I think the Maxim definitely still has a place in modern warfare, especially as a bunker and vehicle-mounted weapon. Hell, I'd bet that they're even using it as a SAW/DMR based on the need for a suppressor and high power optic.

[@ianmcallister2434]

To be fair…

[@bispls]

TO BE FAIR

[@tenofprime]

The only thing about the maxim action that is dated technology is the water cooling. Other than that it is perfectly at home on a modern battle field.

[@chrisdt2297]

@@tenofprime It's not the water cooling "dated", it's the full out trench warfare tactic that's dated, so the water jacket is abandoned for more mobility However, looking at the trench stalemate at some fronts in Ukraine, the water cooled maxim might be just the right weapon, because the old tactic is partially revived, and super long suppressing fire from a single location might be needed

[@TheBrDeath]

@@chrisdt2297 Maxims are also ridiculously reliable for that exact reason of just laying down uninterrupted fire for days at a time. in the 60s brits decided to run ~5 million rounds of then defunct and end of life stored ammo through a single vickers maxim, swapping the barrel every hour and a half for 7 days. afterwards the mechanism was inspected and found to still be within service spec. modern weapons are better in general. they perform their stated goals better, are lighter etc can be carried by one guy not a team of 6. but when it comes to protracted sustained fire from a static location, water cooled maxim is king. modern technology could make a better gun that could handle the static trench warfare requirements better and probably be lighter and superior in every way, but no one has as no one expected that kind of combat ever again. so they just didnt try yet, maybe ukraine will change that?

[@luvirini]

A maxim is actually not a bad solution when you do not need to do mobile operations. Like if you are defending a trenchline. It basically just works and the ability to basically shoot as long as you have ammo without overheating can come handy at times.

[@Dan-jl5ej]

And of course the enemies will rush towards you carrying bows, spears and mumbling voodoo incantations...

[@crusaderanimation6967]

​@@Dan-jl5ej Even if enemies will storm with brand new AK's or AR's, 100 year old* diged in full auto machine gun, is still diged in full auto machine gun. Like yea you can be taken out with drone, or artillery and so on, but that doesn't change with machine gun but is just matter of trench warfare in this war. *of course i mean 100 year old design, maxims in Ukraine are probably younger than that.

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@crusaderanimation6967 140 year old design. Time flies. Still works. And yeah they're probably younger, but I don't know how long the Sovjets kept buying them... they could be really vintage, like either world war vintage. Edit: having looked it up, the soviets started phasing them out after WWII. They're definitely 80+ years old. They could be 1910, 1930, or 1941 vintage... the 4x anti-aircraft mount version is 1931 vintage.

[@luvirini]

@@Dan-jl5ej no need for such. if I had to defend a fixed position against current war Russian style infantry attacks I think I would prefer a Maxim over most modern machineguns. That is if I had enough ammo available. I mean something like a m249 has a sustained fire rate of maybe 100 rounds/minute. A maxim can manage a LOT more. The water cooling makes a huge difference in sustained firepower. Of course I would really prefer the tank I used to command.. but if we are talking about machineguns in defense, a Maxim is actually pretty good.

[@dinozorman]

luckily someone figured out you can mount them on moving chariots too. yes it makes you a bigger target... but like he said... just mount 3 of them haha.

[@rjechols2059]

Brandons comedic timing is actually incredible

[@DishonestEbe]

RPK-74 is actually very popular in Ukraine. 7.62 is not very popular cartridge since whole Soviet Union adapted 5.45 in the 80s.

[@brianzhang349]

4:45 my first thought was, “just use a shotgun,” and then he immediately said the same thing, so I feel slightly proud of that

[@GenericMedic]

I appreciate both you and the good Count for both wearing different outfits for sponsor breaks. It makes it much easier to see when the actual video starts back up. ❤

[@ToxicMynd]

We've actually had CoD Hunter Killer drones for a little while already. Its called the Switchblade, because of how the wings deploy at launch, and they come in antipersonel and antitank formats.

[@richardcranium2581]

YeH they’re trash too bud.

[@matthewblackwood9653]

@@richardcranium2581 They were very effective for years in Iraq/Afghanistan. The main issue is that they're not easy to fly - they require a fair bit of training on that specific system which most Ukranian drone operators don't have. It's not a weapon issue with the Switchblade so much as a training issue - they're not a good tool for non-specialists. Weaponized commercial drones are easier to use with minimal training.

[@octohunter17]

4:26 it's like a hunter from Left 4 Dead jumping at you but with 50 lb of tannerite strapped to its chest.

[@sjoracer2934]

Hey Brandon, if you do another video on the weird guns of the Ukraine war, you should include the Fort-224. These are Ukraine Tavors that are popping up in quite a few images.

[@Auditor_01]

Multiple "Maxim" turrets are used for mobile AA groups to shoot down low altitude, low speed targets, like "Shaheed-136".

[@nosauce3039]

Using 4 maxims isn't unheard of. During world War 2, they were mounted onto trucks and were designated the GAZ-AA, and it was 4 maxims lined side by side with a driver and gunner, who used paddle operation to fire all 4 guns at once

[@kristoffermangila]

This one is like the Maxim version of the Maxton M2 quad mount.

[@RustyBear]

Warthunder player lol 😂

[@jasonhay3087]

Now we need 6 Maxims machine gun duct tape together with a thermal camera glued on top.

[@Dev_Six]

Maxim is kinda like the M2 Browning in my opinion, could even work as a substitute for it. Smaller caliber, so maybe not as good for anti-materiel purposes, but probably better for anti-personnel purposes because it's water-cooled.

[@maxaudet5177]

Same use yeah, anti-personnel / Light AA

[@DarkShroom]

not really... the 50cal has up to 15000 foot pounds of energy... 7.62 ish, calibre or whatnot for an LMG is about 2500 foot pounds, that is up to 4-6x less energy.... when the M2 appeared in WW2 the germans where not a big fan!

[@Алексей-ч7я9н]

We use it as AA-gun to shoot down Iranian-made drones "Shahed" wich Russia uses to bombing our cities

[@peternesteruk5386]

Red Baron was killed by Maxim so it was effective AA gun

[@nintendomii5994]

​@@peternesteruk5386 I'd like to see a maxim shoot down a sukhoi

[@benjaminbrockway5998]

The thing about the Maxim is, I have heard you almost cannot get the damn things to die. The only reason modern armies don't like them is they are an absolute pain in the ass to try to move. Mounted in a fixed defensive position, they'd be damn-near perfect.

[@Destroyer_V0]

Or on mobile chassis like trucks.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

The british, when decommissioning their Vickers guns decided to try and burn one down. They didn't need the guns, barrels, or ammunition anymore as the Vickers was the only thing using 303 at that time. This was post-FAL/7.62 NATO adoption. They got a crew together, spare barrels, plenty of ammo, water, all of it. Fired the gun non-stop for 7 days. The only stoppages were to reload and change barrels, both of which done by well trained crews like clockwork, and of course they barrels don't need to be changed nearly as often when you don't care about keeping them afterwards. The gun fired over a million rounds, measured before and after firing to be in spec both times. I know the Vickers isn't a Maxim, but a guarantee the Maxims would do the same.

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Thought it was 5 million for that anecdote?

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Can you snipe with them? How's the accuracy of a single shot or burst?

[@randomname3247]

If they changed the barrel they weren't trying to kill it.

[@billydurbin8165]

Always excited to see your vids they make the work day so much better.

[@anthhud]

Agreed

[@derpy.1]

2:20 Gotta love that Count Dankula Reference

[@docternoblex]

2:08 that’s a Trijicon Tri-Power red dot sight, you do not see those very often, they’re actually pretty darn rare and interesting in terms of functionality

[@astropond5081]

Using stuff made well over a hundred years ago is a testiment to how well built and effective they are. I say keep using it if you can.

[@Reepicheep-1]

FPV drones are _EXACTLY_ what I've been thinking would be in every combat setting going forward. $2k will get you a _really_ nice, 80+ mph, 2+ mile range smart munition which can literally fly through buildings to hit You. Tiny whoop + a couple oz. of plastic explosive and you can take out someone in the same room.

[@flamingsmore5904]

Funny thing about the FPV drones, the Ukrainians are 3-D printing a lot of parts for them now, and purchasing in bulk the rest. I think the Russian are about to be hit with a FPV kamikaze drone swarm. 😂😂

[@igorsidorenko6789]

​@@flamingsmore5904 yeah, but they are use electronic protection.... any swarm will down.😢😢😢

[@flamingsmore5904]

@@igorsidorenko6789 Russian EW are dogshit at this point, Ukrainian drones have guided artillery down on to at least three EW stations. All while flying above them, with no problem. Ukrainian drones are currently flying recon behind Russian lines, like flying around Doneskt city, complete unaffected by Russian EW or air-defence.

[@lordhip9622]

@@flamingsmore5904 there are no reb and air defense against such drones. but tell me why there is no bayerkatar t2 in 404? well, in the Russian Federation they also print chassis for drones and use it.eagles also conduct reconnaissance, there are a lot of them. the main thing is to believe that there is nothing in the Russian Federation.

[@voda_baikalskaya]

The FPV drone comes out at 650-700 bucks

[@glfagle-grindle7754]

At 7:01 it looks like an old cold war ere east german t72 with ERA slapped on the side of it

[@J_1776]

The maxum has proven itself to be practical. Through the test of time and with many battles under its belt. Props to the engineer and props to them making shit work.

[@OnlyKaerius]

And these ones were probably used in WWII, the soviets started phasing them out after that. They're OLD reserve stockpile guns.

[@jamescook5487]

I have seen all the other weird/old weapons of Ukraine about 15 times and thought " I wish Brandon would make a new one" I searched it right now and boom! Thanks for being a mind reader Brandon!

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

I really like these videos. Even a 75 year old Panzer III beats no tank. These guys are using whatever than can get their hands on. It's kind of sad to see historical pieces being modded, but I respect the ingenuity and drive to get the job done by whatever it takes.

[@sneakypeekyfoxie]

It's not Panzer, it's modern tank. Ukros apparently love to put SERTAIN symbols on their vehicles (including cars). And make their battalion's symbol to look pretty much like swastika (talking about Azov)

[@Moist_tortoise88]

Finally someone who brought up the fact that it was an older Panzer and not a modern tank

[@Moist_tortoise88]

@@sneakypeekyfoxie I’m pretty sure that’s a Bundeswehr cross (or even possible the Iron cross)

[@sneakypeekyfoxie]

@@Moist_tortoise88 It is, but i personally saw it on modern cars ukrainian soldiers used. They don't even hide it

[@dariusallison5333]

@@sneakypeekyfoxiea lot of the armored vehicles and tanks donated by Germany are going to have that because that’s the German military’s current emblem.

[@johnwilson2338]

Sorry, but Brandon I had to pause the video @2:21mins. I didn't realize that 10gal truckers hats were a thing. I also had to verify that I hadn't pooped myself from laughing too hard. But please, carry on.

[@cnf6045]

That quad mount maxim reminds me of the US’s M2 50 caliber quad mounts in WW2…and Korea…and Vietnam…Officially called the M45 quad mount, it was also known as the ‘meat chopper’ or the ‘kraut mower.’ For obvious reason, you hang 4 M2 brownings in a quad mount, and there’s not much that’ll be recognizable after a few bursts from that thing! They where…astonishingly, earth shatteringly effective on aircraft. In WW2, the Ludendorff bridge, a bridge across the Rhein, was captured by the ally’s…the Germans weren’t fond of this and sent roughly 250 aircraft to destroy the bridge. The bridge was defended by a number of M45 quad mounts…the quad mounts reportedly shot down 30% of the 250 aircraft before the rest decided ‘there’s an awful lot of 50 cal tracers flying past me, I think I’d rather be somewhere else.’ Amazingly powerful weapon system. I’ve been around folks lighting up M2’s, and you feel your teeth rattle being around one, let alone 4.

[@williamromine5715]

I doubt there was ear protection available back then, except for socks stuck in the ears. I wonder if the operator could ever hear after running thru a few belts.

[@ayyorta]

@@williamromine5715 doubt it. most ww2 vets went deaf or close to it. absolutely insane how loud that must've been

[@PerSon-xg3zr]

@@ayyorta Maybe the real tinnitus were the friends we made along the way.

[@cnf6045]

Not to mention, I’m sure sitting there with 4 M2’s in a half moon around your head for long enough, you’d wind up with a TBI from the concussion.

[@cnf6045]

What’s really cool is their use In Vietnam. It’s hard to find documentation, but m45 quad mounts where supposedly dropped in the back of deuce and a halves, and run as gun trucks, and if you know anything about the gun trucks of Vietnam, you know that the reason the crews rode in the gun trucks is because it’s really inconvenient to fight in the ground as a dismount whilst pushing a wheelbarrow around to carry your massive brass balls. They’d work as convoy defense, and when a convoy was ambushed, the driver would drive the truck in between the VC/NVA and the convoy, get as close as he could to the ambushers, and the gunner would start killing absolutely everything from point blank range, cutting the Forrest away…ya know, the M45 quad mount, when you want 100% of the deforestation of Agent orange, and 0% of the birth defects!

[@rekoobnad187]

Thanks for reminding how long I have had my russian 556 ak, bought it the day after the conflict started.

[@FrAnC3sCoN123]

im glad i bought an AK12 parts kit the august before the invasion i just sent it out to the builder last week

[@rekoobnad187]

@@FrAnC3sCoN123 Yea, I got lucky and found a saiga 223 sporter for cheap at my local shop

[@mr.flyjex4443]

I am a student from Ukraine from Kharkov region. On the rockets it is written "for children", "for Svyatogorsk", "Tanya + Vova = love"

[@ИванСибиряк-ч3в]

ukraine is a country of fascism, priests are being killed, churches are being burned, there is no freedom of speech, Ukraine is fascism

[@A.Byrjak]

Та Брендону похер , він , мабудь, за Трампа голосує , бо топить проти дідуся Джо через те , що патрони до АК подорожали (скиглив в якомусь відео на ці теми ... ) .

[@ИванСибиряк-ч3в]

@@A.Byrjak если выберут Трампа то украинцы будут бежать за последним самолетам как бегали афганцы)) байден делает деньги на украине

[@всемпривет-ш1м]

@@A.Byrjak а ты за бидона и продолжение войны?

[@A.Byrjak]

@@всемпривет-ш1м Кацап , на х у й пішов . Хробак сартірний )