The Maxim Gun – Deadliest Weapon of WWI ⚔️ | 7 Deadliest Weapons Series

One weapon changed warfare forever. The Maxim gun, invented in 1884, became the first true machine gun — belt-fed, water-cooled, and firing 500 rounds per minute. By World War I, it lined the trenches, turning outdated tactics into mass slaughter. At the Battle of the Somme, over 20,000 men were killed in a single day charging Maxim guns.

This is just one entry in our 7 Deadliest Weapons series — and believe it or not, the Maxim gun wasn’t even the worst.

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