{"id":5196,"date":"2018-10-14T11:16:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T11:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/candrdigital.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/14\/the-first-browning-1919-the-automatic-tank-machine-gun\/"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T19:58:45","slug":"the-first-browning-1919-the-automatic-tank-machine-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/14\/the-first-browning-1919-the-automatic-tank-machine-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Browning 1919: The Automatic Tank Machine Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0EiDNDFxec?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/the-first-browning-1919-the-automatic-tank-machine-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/the-first-browning-1919-the-automatic-tank-machine-gun\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1918 the United States began manufacturing tanks for the war effort in Europe, and these tanks naturally required armament. The British were mostly using the Hotchkiss Portative for they new tanks and the French were using the Hotchkiss 1914 heavy machine gun. 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The British were mostly using the Hotchkiss Portative for they new tanks and the French were using the Hotchkiss 1914 heavy machine gun. 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