Machine Guns Of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special feat. C&Rsenal

[@ADRay1999]

C&Rsenal and Forgotten weapons, in my opinion are the best firearm history channels on KZbin.

[@Wilson2005WAW]

I agree with you.

[@rexretolosa8978]

hickock 45

[@ThunderBuddy]

Yes and I think that because they are not biased in anyway. They are all about the history.

[@hquiller]

@@rexretolosa8978 Nope. Although I like hickok45, he just shoot and talk a little about the gun. FW and C&R show the mechanics and detailed historyof the weapons.

[@stevep5408]

Suckass

[@Jrlomay]

*puts machine gun on table* "She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires-"

[@MausOfTheHouse]

200 dollar custom made cartridges

[@LavitosExodius]

@@MausOfTheHouse na the MG 08 fires 8mm mauser or 7.65 Argentine Mauser. The Lewis can fire .303 Brit, .30-06, 8mm Mauser,& 7.62x54r. The MP18 can fire 9x19 Para "9mm Luger", 7.63x25 Mauser, & 7.65x21 Para. All of those cartridges can be found for sale commercially.

[@MausOfTheHouse]

@@LavitosExodius you see, the 200$ part is from a game

[@lamoxd3813]

@@LavitosExodius woosh

[@upengraden3792]

@@LavitosExodius this is a reference to "Meet the Heavy", a promo for a character in the FPS game Team Fortress 2

[@AaronB99999]

3:15 When I was in the US army I thought it was hilarious that the M60 machine gun had a tripod that you could lock the gun into and dial up the right deflection and elevation to hit pre-designated targets. Almost certainly never been used, and no doubt the Army and the manufacturer put a ton of work into development and testing.

[@jeffreaves6107]

Your series is the best most comprehensive,extensive/ inclusive series ever conducted. This endeavor is amazing in it's scope and I applaud it. The First World War and it's lead up of late 19th/early 20th century wars has captivated me for about half my life since an early teen. This series has beaten all others. I hope it will be out on DVD, I'm old school, WW1 interests me, so go figure .. I want a hard copy. Keep up the excellent work your nearly done.

[@hquiller]

I watch a few videos of the Great War everyday. There are so many thank I think I'll never watch all of them. TGW and C&Rsenal are two of my top 5 history/gun channels. Of course, Forgotten Weapons, InRange and hickok45 are the other three.

[@michellearmstrong3938]

In all honesty this is the people the BBC should have went to for WW1 uncut

[@neilwilson5785]

So right. WW1 uncut was a bit terrible.

[@michellearmstrong3938]

@@neilwilson5785 just a "tad" bit terrible? Most the information was nulled down to basic information you should have known & not to mention that they tried to keep it hip & relevant with dubstep. It showed very little respect in one episode about barbed wire as it used a cutesy cartoon to demonstrate it. The lack of respect that would have been seen by someone like me was horrifying imo

[@Daylon91]

With Dan snow? Lol

[@medlawar8645]

@@michellearmstrong3938 i have ptsd because that music

[@robainsworth2014]

The BBC are too busy intentionally spreading lies

[@HappyChonger]

I'd like to add a little note on the Lewis gun teams. In the book, Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Harry Patch says this, " There were five of us in a Lewis team. Number one carried the gun and a revolver. I had a bag lined with all the spare parts, which went over the shoulder. This bag of spares, which we could almost build a gun from, weighed as much as the gun. You had that to struggle along with as well as your full pack. The gun had a tripod, which folded up for carrying, and which I also had to take. Number three, four and five were loaders. As number two I had a revolver as well. Three, four and five had the Lee-Enfield rifle. These three carried four loaded magazines, even when we left the front line to go into reserve" I'm not saying this is how they all worked, it's just one mans recollection ( many decades after the event) of being number two in a five man Lewis gun team.

[@kevingooley9628]

Can't remember the title, but years ago I read a narrative account of the US incursion into Archangel in 1919. They also referenced the Lewis guns being a 5 man team, Gunner, loader, and 3 mag carriers, who also provided protection for the gun.

[@cecilysarson4045]

thank you. quoting this in my coursework.

[@LafayetteCCurtis]

This was nothing weird. The Lewis gun team was one of the precursors to the structure of World War II infantry squads centred around the light machine gun. It's still very common for regular riflemen today to carry a belt or two of LMG/SAW ammunition.

[@mikep3180]

I'm a simple man , I see an MP18 I click

[@MrPaul-bn9cl]

Real men click for the MG 08 son!

[@realitymatters8720]

hehe

[@stsk7]

lol turns out I aswell am a simple man. this made me laugh

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Do you mean you click when you see an MP18 or an MP18 I?

[@fenderfetish]

That's why I'm here 😎

[@averageconsumer0]

"stopped by enemy machine guns" you can hear this phrase 100s of times in this channel sadly...

[@davidvonkettering204]

I don't know Indy, Othias nor Mae personally, but all three have made me a happy man. The Great War crew and Anvil22 are extraordinary! Flo, I give you my regards and hope someday you and Indy could again collaborate on a series. Priceless assets to the world all! Love, David

[@Masada1911]

David vonKettering Such a wholesome comment. Love it.

[@davec5153]

The germans were mostly fighting a defensive war on the western front, which is why they had far less casualties than the allies, who were sending waves of infantry at the German lines.

[@VersusARCH]

Balkan armies, Turkey and Italy also got a lot of valuable XP with machine guns before WW1 in the 1911. Italo-Turkish and the 1912-13. Balkan Wars.

[@jemc4276]

I really hope you hit the 1m sub's before the Armistice.

[@silentt8161]

the what? what are you talking about?

[@jemc4276]

@@silentt8161 This "The Great War" channel achieving 1,000,000 KZbin Subscribers before the 11th of November 2018 which will be the 100th year anniversary of the Armistice declaration time. Clear enough?

[@silentt8161]

what armistice

[@MeowMeowDeathRay]

Not before the spring offensive the war ain't gonna end.

[@yourarseismine1016]

@@silentt8161 Jesus christ kid.

[@rodneymckenna6197]

Wasn't a huge fan of the C&Rsenal cameos at first, mainly because I couldn't really understand most of the lingo and mechanics. But after watching several of these episodes, they've become the most interesting and informational. Keep it up y'all, this show just keeps getting better and better. You guys are making a whole generation more aware and educated and it's so entertaining too!

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

I'm subbed to c&rcenal.. I've watch most of his videos.. he's awesome.

[@MaxwellBenson80]

Such a fantastic video!! Thank you both for your awesome channels! As a former gunner (m240b) I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Keep the great videos coming!!!

[@digitalbrentable]

Indy in the trenches at 13:00, on the right!

[@mikedertouzos908]

That guy has one heck of a collection and I am extremely jealous. Just ook at all that history....

[@williamvanhuss8452]

I think you killed me in bf1 recently. I recognized the logo.

[@Niffyahs]

Was it on xbox? Same thing happened to me around August

[@Niffyahs]

@the Prussian Nationalist wdym "lol"

[@vismayballal7011]

Haha lol

[@camjam8367]

I know so much about guns because of y’all. My sister told her bf about it & he suggested that I join the Air Force. My dad is impressed about all the guns I know about. Again, that’s because of you guys. Y’all are amazing.

[@mariorossi3898]

I think you should have shown and presented the two main sub machine gun of WWI both of them Italians, like: the OVP 1918 (produced in 1918 by Villar Perosa) and the Beretta Model 1918 (that you quickly mentioned). These two are most likely the first sub machine gun in WWI, (and very efficient), if we exclude the Fiat mod. 1915 “Villar Perosa”.

[@jimjames6074]

They probably didn't have one on hand

[@somebody3143]

Haven’t watched u in a minute Indy, but you and Othias do an EXCELLENT job, mate! Honestly, I have been watching your entire series, in chronological order. I just want to say thank you very much and much respect for all of your hard, educational and entertaining work!

[@NotTheCIA1961]

"And generally annoying or killing them" The section on MG IDF had me laughing so hard

[@indianajones4321]

Machine guns

[@mickvanderh.2948]

Yis

[@Voucher765]

My fav is the browning 17 its lighter and more reliable

[@Seadog7981]

Guns.

[@oddballsok]

(Matrix) " Maschiiiiiiiineesssss"

[@tuuperware]

snug enihcaM

[@chrislefroy1034]

From what I've read, Australian Lewis gun teams were 4 man, 1 gunner, 1 loader and 2 riflemen who also carried spare ammo, and covered the flanks. All members were trained to use the gun though, so if the gunner was hit, then next in line could take over. Apparently this forward thinking was unusual in the day, and most countries crews were only trained in their role!

[@fookinlit9586]

Not necessarily the Australians were trained by the British and American sponsors

[@chrislefroy1034]

@@fookinlit9586 The US didnt adopt the Lewis until 1917, 2 years after the Brits and Aussies began using them. Brit trainers taught Australians initially, then training was done by Australian or British training units. Lewis units were 9 man sections. Gunner, Assistant/ loader, section leader, 2 scouts, a backup assistant who stuck close to the gunner and loader, and 3 regular riflemen. The sectio carried around 28- 30 magazines between them. And all section members were trained gunners. When the US arrived in 1917 they were often placed with Australian or Canadian units to learn from then.

[@fookinlit9586]

@@chrislefroy1034 The us sponsored both world wars and sold weapons to all sides, but wanting the Allies to win, the us generals and knowledge of the power of machine guns in the core of experienced men were training everybody. and volunteering under all allied flags to actually fight. The gained everything for awhile financially from both wars, and Australia was a puppet alongside the uk and really the world.

[@TtotheG]

...But Battlefield 1 told me automatic pistols, rifles, and submachine guns were the staple of at least 1/2 of all soldiers...

[@alastair9446]

South Africa was hit and run tactics, used a lot of horses so getting a machine gun in the right place was difficult.

[@ArcturusOTE]

Ahh machine guns, the bane of any infantry crossing the battlefield, and a key component of any military formation. I can't imagine how battles would turn out had these been banned in war conventions following TGW.....

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Well, certainly tanks would stop being practical if they only had semi-automatic guns to defend themselves against infantry. And a fighter dogfight could last 10x longer if their only using single shot and most ships would be utterly incapable of defending themselves from bombers without automatic AA guns. To be honest, I don't think any military would bother following the convention since it would be too impractical.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Landmines never forgive either

[@deandennison4687]

One country would "ignore" said ban and make them anyway. Humans are not very honest if you haven't noticed.

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

​@Tomi Tuominen Inter arma enim silent leges

[@dossiebigham6916]

that and snipers

[@porcelaenstaender9314]

Yes! I've been waiting for this for quite some time. WW1 machine guns deserve some lovin, too.

[@WildBillCox13]

Another collaboration! Woot@Indy and Othais!

[@wizard_of_poz4413]

Wow just picturing this grizzly bear just hefted a 40lb machine gun while in a chair like he was grabbing a water bottle

[@frankmenchaca9993]

Enjoy your series very much. You did an episode where some British soldiers became famous later on. Please do one on Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower and others who became famous later on in life.

[@kimjongun505]

I didnt know kermit played with ww1 machine guns

[@Spinny300]

Great war special at 5:30am an hour before university? Why not! You guys have a great day so far?

[@kingjonny394]

you have university on a weekend?

[@Damo2690]

At 630am?

[@Spinny300]

@@kingjonny394 yep, had some test I missed and needed to take them because I was gone away for a bit

[@jeremypeoples468]

So what was the BAR

[@Lt_Fryes]

Ever since I saw an MP-18 on Othias' wall, I have been waiting for this episode!

[@falsedavidbowie368]

I love how Othais casually picks up the nearly 60lb Vickers Gun and places it on his table

[@GG-ns4st]

Thank you for this historical coverage and awesome expertise. Very interesting

[@Wilson2005WAW]

I love the machine guns during the WW1.

[@willyou2199]

When the officers tell their troops a gun is worth much more than the man operating it, says quite abit.

[@Huntertainment1]

Dude, thank you for this video. Your collection is amazing.

[@Liamv4696]

"when did the mp18 become available" Did you not know Indy? It was commonplace amongst the battlefields of World War 2. Including being used by the ANZACs at Gallipoli! Everyone without an Mp18 used an Automatico

[@kilroy8263]

The mp18 is great in Verdun.

[@hardalarboard8876]

A Gun is a Piece of Artillery...............

[@baneofbanes]

A gun is also a handheld firearm.

[@shallahistorychannel4387]

The grat war and c&rsenal in the same video? Is this heaven?

[@Jmj__]

No BAR? No hotchkiss, vickers or 1917 browning?

[@podemosurss8316]

The American tried to use Gattling machine guns during the Spanish-American war, but Spanish artillery and rifle fire often supressed them before they could be used effectively.

[@nirfz]

3:54 - 4:08 and the A-H Empire with the Schwarzlose.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Machine guns are quantity over quality... The newest weapons will have "steerable" Bullets designed to change flight path slightly to find a target....that's scary effective

[@nachomuchacho1640]

I love big old guns. No pun intended.

[@willyou2199]

penises

[@mattfairfield9103]

The Lewis gun was used in Star Wars A New Hope as a heavy blaster for stormtroopers xD

[@deleteduser87]

Bet this guy is max class level in bf1

[@Adam_Dot_Com]

Indy seemed a bit hungover or something in that intro lol, love that dude

[@Patrick_3751]

13:54, the audio and video fell out of sync during the MP-18 closeups.

[@papamauryc2300]

sad the chauchat wasent here :(. Even tho it was one of the most hated guns on the battlefield, its still kind of an icon for the French army producing 250 000 of these

[@annodomini7887]

Even though it wasn’t invented till 1921 the Thompson Machine Gun is the sexiest Machine Gun ever created!

[@thechad6501]

I like the french ones, different system of the maxims. But you did not talk of them

[@huru2guru]

He also forgot about Austrian-Hungarian heavy machine gun Schwarzlose, which also uses different system from "Maxim family" of guns.

[@alecubudulecu]

About plane mounted MG’s. The need to avoid shooting through propeller. Spoiler / they didn’t. They shot through propellor for years. They would cover propellor with metal to not shred it. And yes sometimes it’s break through or bounce back and kill pilot in either case. The Germans developed first solid timing mechanisms.

[@pmccoy8924]

Hiram Maxim, born in Maine, died in Great Britain. Invented a gun that German's used to kill millions of both.

[@neilmackay5655]

Previous episode about tanks: they had trouble with the machine guns sucking the air out (or something close to that) Current episode: the lewis gun creates a vacuum to draws air over the barrel. ... 💡

[@Aviationlord7742]

*LMG MOUNTED AND LOADED*

[@AgxntAqua]

praise the lord

[@mwnciboo]

Chank chank chank...Our lord and saviour T- chan-ka

[@p0wedbox317]

anyone else hear "yep" at 9:33 ? hes probably being guided in what to say.

[@jacksonmacpherson6101]

Question for out of the trenches (that othias kind of mentioned) Why are french weapons and equipment so alien and foreign? Their machinguns seem very different from the average "another maxim" design of ww1 and the berthier rifle is just so odd. Thanks, love the show

[@MeowMeowDeathRay]

Go watch Forgotten Weapons video on Ian's new book on french rifles. He explained it there.

[@CountArtha]

The French didn't want to rely on the Maxim because it was a water-cooled gun and many of their colonial forces would be fighting in the North African desert. As for the Bertier, it used the same cartridge as the 1886 Lebel, which was actually just a necked-down 11mm. In order to have a flush-fitting magazine, they had to limit the rifle to three rounds instead of five.

[@tenghiskhan2063]

I like machine guns, see a problem, fix the problem, that’s what they do, and that’s what I like

[@papamauryc2300]

People that has played battlefield 1: *HAHA MY KNOWLEDGE IS UNLIMITED, I KNEW ALL OF THESE GUNS*

[@MrMarinus18]

One of the most important machine guns is missing. The French Chauchat.

[@AFT_05G]

Lol,worst.

[@domagojradulovic4885]

Where is chauchat?

[@gnarshread]

I just wish this episode wan another hour and a half longer!

[@jpegwithallthecrust2649]

The "I" in the MP18, I is a "1" in roman numerals. also great videos

[@CountArtha]

I always assumed the _I_ was added when the MP 18(I) served concurrently with the MP 28(II) between World Wars. Same gun; different magazine. You don't want to ship one type of magazine to a unit that has the opposite type of gun, so the Roman numeral would be an easy, at-a-glance way to tell them apart.

[@paulyb7267]

Could alternative tactics and strategies been realistically applied in WW1 to avoid the futile slaughter and stalemate that characterized the war?

[@TheHacknor]

With the benefit of hindsight, yes, but at the time facing a war the scale and ferocity which had never been seen before in history and the only way to succeed was through trial and error

[@paulyb7267]

@@TheHacknor What alternative tactics could have been adopted in 1914 to avoid a stalemate or trench warfare?

[@mariusdragoe2888]

The same tactics that all armies were using by 1918. Infiltration tactics, combined arms etc.

[@paulyb7267]

@@mariusdragoe2888 As for combined arms, tanks were not invented until 1916. Any tactics they could've used with the weapons of 1914?

[@Sebi_ad_portas]

Combined arms warfare was not really possible in 1914 since important technologies were not available yet. Tanks would be heard of yet and planes were rather rudimentarly used (mostly just for scouting). Even artillery was not used to it´s full effect.

[@knightshousegames]

That SMG looks almost identical to the Russian PPSH, do they share some sort of lineage?

[@TheN9nth]

Most SMGs up till the 60s where based somewhat on the MP-18 so there is alot of crossover.

[@LukeBunyip]

As always, Beardy rocks 😉

[@HistoryBoy]

Great video! + I wish my intro was that great!

[@naominekomimi]

Could you do an episode on unusual weapons? Stuff like the caltrop on Indy's desk - weapons that are more creative and unique (and potentially more brutal) than the typical weapons that come to mind when thinking of the great war.

[@SappieLive]

how are those allo... oh yeah america

[@ShinobiHOG]

Are you guys going to cover the Russian Civil war after the great war ends? What are the plans?

[@timetimesfive9251]

So what class is the chauchat and BAR? Automatic rifles are machine guns

[@WickedTester176]

How the heck did you get a MP18? I want one!

[@javienguyen8547]

SLAYED

[@sn0lder]

sad they didnt feature the madsen

[@datadavis]

Othaiais rules

[@FirstCivDavid]

Rip the benet mercie, Chauchat, and browning 😢

[@kstreet7438]

I love this guy.

[@einspiegelei3647]

pls nerf

[@VersusARCH]

Nerf? Wait to see what QF artillery can do 😂

[@migue1ebc]

Missing the Mondragón Rifle, hopefully you guys can review this rifle

[@benhadaway3322]

I was really wanting to see some test firing on this episode. :(

[@JoeyP322]

Another excellent channel !!! Unbelievably full of information!! Love it!!!

[@ndotspibbalot4121]

I love WW1 German machine gunners They would also carry around the mg08/15 or the mg08 without the bipod Or the rare mg08 infantry version

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

The Beretta guns were used few months before their german counterparts. The Villar Perosa would eventually become an aircraft gun

[@victorbruant389]

German talking people still use the term 08/15 to describe something not very special or mediocre

[@huawafabe]

Exactly. So every German uses ww1 language still today

[@moritzhoffmeister4824]

Wtf are you saying?

[@juanzulu1318]

@@moritzhoffmeister4824 "08/15", the official German military term, is used today in German language in the sense of something rather mediocre, common, normal, standard etc

[@nickfay2359]

I have had a chance to fire a 1917 browning. I was suprised at how slow its rate of fire was, but i decimated everything i fired bursts at.

[@glm0142]

man why does this ww1 journey need to end ._.

[@glm0142]

@connor fixed

[@Odin029]

If it didn't Europe would have completely run out of men

[@mariusdragoe2888]

Because it needs to be over by Christmas

[@Tsumami__]

Odin029 Europe maybe, but not Russia

[@ArcturusOTE]

It's a dream of any man to end a war. It's a nightmare for us when this show is over

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Only the US army would look at the Lewis and say get that junk out of here

[@williamprince1114]

It was a personal feud between the head of ordinance and the designer of the Lewis gun.

[@turbowolf302]

Just hearing him talk about the MG08 and its use made me pause this and pull up Sabaton's Price of A Mile in another tab, before continuing.

[@mitchellbancroft323]

The weapons are cool, but what of the men? How did one become a machine gunner or part of the crew? What were the psychological effects of being on the crew?

[@Bored_Livonian]

I love the lewis gun in call of duty world war 2

[@montoyagerardo]

I love your show!!!! You guys are amazing!!! I feel so geeky… lol

[@nickfay2359]

I agree andrew..wonderful stuff!!

[@kcirtapnosllem960]

Cool video

[@Frserthegreenengine]

The British found out the Vickers would get so hot after firing that they could use the water in it to make a cup of tea!

[@bernarddavis1050]

One of the many myths of the Great War. Tea laced with machine oil ? Not.

[@Bobdixon_Moonvarga_Dancer_III]

Its kevin smith with guns!