machineguns
Belt-fed automatic firearms
Machineguns are automatic firearms that fire continuously while the trigger is held, feeding ammunition from a belt or magazine.
The term covers weapons from handheld submachine guns to heavy mounted guns.
As a verb, to machinegun is to fire such a weapon at something or someone: The aircraft machineguned the convoy.
Also spelled machine guns or machine-guns.
Ammunition via flexible chain
- cyclicRepeating in sequence
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- feedSupply with sustenance
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
magazine · recoil · trigger · barrel · bipod · tripod · stock · sights
Bore diameter or quality
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- projectileLaunched airborne object
tracer · incendiary · armor-piercing · penetration · trajectory · grain · jacket
Ground combat troops
- assaultViolent offensive act
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
crossfire · enfilade · flanking · defensive · offensive · bunker · fortification · emplacement
Break apart suddenly
- sustainedKept up continuously
- automaticOperating without intervention
- suppressiveTending to restrain
- traversingMoving across an area
crew-served · mounted · emplaced · firing · spraying · strafing · reloading · aiming
belt-fed
Ammunition via flexible chain
drum · magazine · recoil · trigger · barrel · bipod · tripod · stock · sights · safety
caliber
Bore diameter or quality
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
projectile · tracer · incendiary · armor-piercing · penetration · trajectory · grain · jacket
infantry
Ground combat troops
- assaultViolent offensive act
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
suppression · crossfire · enfilade · flanking · defensive · offensive · bunker · fortification · emplacement · pillbox
burst
Break apart suddenly
- sustainedKept up continuously
- automaticOperating without intervention
- suppressiveTending to restrain
traversing · crew-served · mounted · emplaced · firing · spraying · strafing · reloading · aiming · zeroing
ratatat
Rapid striking sound
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- drumfireRapid continuous artillery fire
fusillade · volley · salvo · hammering · rattling · thundering · cacophony · deafening · reports · echo
Gatling
Eponymous firearms inventor
minigun · heavy · light · medium · general-purpose · coaxial
machinegunsbolt-action rifles
Guns with sliding breech handles
muskets · muzzleloaders · flintlock pistols · breech-loaders · derringers
machinegunsswords
Edged fighting weapons
spears · clubs · bows and arrows · slings · axes
machinegunsolive branches
Emblems of truce
white flags · plowshares · peace treaties · medical supplies · doves