Machine Guns


Lewis Mk III


ManufacturerB.S.A. Company
Calibre.303in
Weight17Ib (with 97 round Magazine)
Rate of Fire700 rds/min
Active ServiceFitted on planes in 1918. However, it remained in use until WWII.
NotesIn many ways this machinegun was merely an improved version of the Mark I. It was lighter, held more rounds and was more reliable. In fact it was so well regarded by the Germans that they often mounted captured Lewis IIIs on their own planes.


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