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[paulr]

Loading the belt was particularly interesting to me

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Court Marshal for a burst that length. It would definitely overheat the weapon and strip the rifling.

IanS

[d_Guy]

I woundered about that also - definite problem with air cooled. I have not used water cooled so maybe continuous fire is more permissible?
Unless there is a circulation and cooling system seems like thermal capacity would be reached fairly quickly, however. Certainly a way to heat water for coffee and such.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

You can fire longer, but then steam will give the position away. I wouldn't make coffee with it, British WWI practice was to empty the contents of the urinals into the cooling can. Also I suspect that the belt is post WWII, most pictures show a canvas belt in action. Filling would be the same. You can also change the barrel, although I have no idea how you do that, these are way before my time.

IanS

[d_Guy]

Guessing your not a coffee drinker, Ian - small details sometimes don't matter. 

[fred.]

I thought that a key benefit of the Vickers was that it could be fired continuously, partly due to its relatively low rate of fire, combined with water cooling.

They were used for indirect fire, to cover a beaten area, often out of LoS of the firing guns.

[mollinary]

Court Marshal for a burst that length. It would definitely overheat the weapon and strip the rifling.

IanS

As Fierce Kitty is away, I will take this one. Stand back everyone!   Which Marshal is it that you think should be courted?   Perhaps Martial would have something to say about it?     Ducks back below the parapet!

Mollinary

[d_Guy]

Although Fierce Kitty is away in sunny Italy I suspicion that he might occasionally be lurking (much like Ceiling Cat) and purring over your catch Mollinary.  Be ever vigilant and occasionally look up.

[fsn]

Puckle Gun!

[FierceKitty]

As Fierce Kitty is away, I will take this one. Stand back everyone!   Which Marshal is it that you think should be courted?   Perhaps Martial would have something to say about it?     Ducks back below the parapet!

Mollinary

Ti sto vedendo da Siena!

Btw, isn't it "Ducks quack below the parapet"?

[fsn]

Top 5 tanks. No 1 will be a surprise.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

😱

[fsn]

One gets the feeling the Challenger doesn't get out of 2nd gear.

Proper tank porn!

[Redstef]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXPmYS9hPA

to get the LoA painting juices flowing

[fsn]

Aright guys? Lukes aps is a lovely guy, alright, and he makes wargames terrain, alright guys?