{"id":20602,"date":"2022-08-03T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/the-vickers-gun-indirect-fire\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T07:20:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:20:59","slug":"the-vickers-gun-indirect-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/the-vickers-gun-indirect-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vickers Gun &#038; Indirect Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ztdy5irVLmI?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On the 16 July, I took part in a Spotlight Saturday event at the UK\u2019s National Army Museum in London. Organised by the Vickers Machine Gun Collection &#038; Research Association the event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the disbandment of the British Army\u2019s Machine Gun Corps but also commemorated the legacy of the Vickers Machine Gun itself. In support of the event I gave a talk on how the Vickers was used in the indirect fire role.<\/p>\n<p>For another angle check out the original VMGCRA livestream: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tAKAoFzszMc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/tAKAoFzszMc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here &#8211; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/armourersbench.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/armourersbench.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated!  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