Schwarzlose Machine Gun — The Austro-Hungarian ArmyM.07/12
Maxim accomplished this with his machine gun, which was adopted by numerous nations in Europe and beyond. However, one of the major powers on the European continent wasnt convinced namely Austria-Hungary. The guns were reportedly reliable and could fire for upwards of nine minutes without stoppage. Hungarian troops train with the water-cooled Schwarzlose machine gun. Image: József Horváth/Fortepan The U.S. assessment was that it was reliable, but not able to endure the rigors of field use....