Vickers machine gun teams of the Manchester Regiment filmed in action against German AA defences by the River Aller near Rethen, Germany, 1945. Film: IWM A70 299-5 | Imperial War Museum London

183K views · 1.3K reactions | In the 1930s, the Vickers Type S Cannon was the best way to shoot down an aircraft Firing at two rounds a second, seven seconds worth of firepower and 40mm rounds Now one of these weapons sits in a massive collection of airborne artefacts➡️https://brnw.ch/21wVZkO | Forces News | Facebook

12K views · 360 reactions | In this clip from War Pictoral News, British workers test newly-produced Vickers, Lewis and Bren and Browning machine guns at a factory, 1942. © IWM WPN 41 | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

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