BREAKING NEWS! Most Popular Weapons Being Used in Battle of Gallipoli - Caden Husar

 Caden Husar, Staff Reporter

Thursday February 19, 2015

 

  Mosin Nagant:  A bolt-

action rifle with a built in 

magazine which held five 

rounds and could shoot ten 

rounds per minute ("Mosin–

Nagant.").  Since the start of

 the war Russia has ordered

 1.5 million of Mosin Nagant 

from Remington Arms and 

another 1.8 million from 

New England Westinghouse

 Company that is located in 

the United States ("Mosin–

Nagant.").

    

.303 Enfield: A bolt-action rifle that had a built in ten round magazine and a soldier could shoot 20-30 aimed shots a minute ("Lee-Enfield.").  A popular gun used by the British Military since the beginning of the war ("Lee-Enfield.").  Once a British Army instructor Sergeant Instructor Snoxall—who placed 38 rounds into a 12-inch-wide target at 300 yards in less than one minute Sergeant Instructor Snoxall—who placed 38 rounds into a 12-inch-wide

Popular Handguns ("Weapons Used At Gallipoli.").

   

455 Webley Revolver: A six cylinder double action revolver with a firing rate of 20-30 shots per minute commonly used by British Corps  ( "Webley Revolver." ).  The six cylinder cartridge built in took away the need of magazines and clutter ( "Webley Revolver." ).

   

Popular Machine Guns ("Weapons Used At Gallipoli.").

    

Vickers Heavy Machine Gun:  A heavy machine gun that needs an eight man crew  ("Vickers machine gun.").  It can shoot 450-500 bullets per minute ("Vickers machine gun.").  It was originally built for the British Army but later used for Allies aircraft ("Vickers machine gun.").