Rapid Fire: The Development of Automatic Cannon, Heavy Machine Guns and Their Ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces

The Development of Automatic Cannon and Heavy Machine Guns for Armies, Navies, and Air Forces. The development of all heavy automatic weapons of every nation during the 20th century is explained with easily understood technical descriptions of mountings, sights, ammunition feeds, and other mechanisms. Analyses of the weapons are presented in the historical contexts in which they were developed, and photos depict the weapons in use. Line drawings and a look into the future of heavy weapons.