English Research paper question!?

[redman555]

Ok, so I have to write a Research paper for my English Prof....  I decided to do it on the evolution of automatic weapons. In your opinions what are the main automatic weapons I should focus on(that made the biggest change in warfare)?

Atm I am thinking of these:

Gatling gun
Maxim gun
MG42
Thompson
BAR
AK-47
M16A1
M2 .50 cal


Do you guys think their is anything else I should do it on or any of those I should take off?
Appreciate any opinions.


-BigBOBCH

[Scotch]

BAR? AK?

[redman555]

BAR?

I was considering that, the problem is I only have 6-9 pages double spaced, so I cant have to many guns.  Ah the AK, totally had brain fart on that one.


-BigBOBCH

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

The Vickers is superfluous in that group, as is the M-4, which is merely an M-16 variant. You left out the longest serving machine gun in the history of armed warfare, the Browning M2 50 caliber. You also left out the first true squad automatic weapon, the Browning Automatic Rifle.

[redman555]

The Vickers is superfluous in that group, as is the M-4, which is merely an M-16 variant. You left out the longest serving machine gun in the history of armed warfare, the Browning M2 50 caliber. You also left out the first true squad automatic weapon, the Browning Automatic Rifle.

So, I should kick the M4A1 out and put M2 and B.A.R in?  And again I was gonna put the B.A.R but worried length wise, cause only have a max of 9 pages.


-BigBOBCH

[Melvin]

MG-42
M-60
Hispano 20mm
Uzi
Mk-19 Grenade launcher

[Husky01]

Id start with the earliest models, thought concept behind them, how they worked, then work my way up to the Gatlin gun or what ever the newest one you like best is. Yes you may be able to right a ton about newer machine guns but your paper isn't going to flow at all.

Just basing that off of your list I have no idea what you planned on doing.

[Perrine]

Don't forget this!



What you see is the Sturmgewehr 44. This design was responsible for pave way to the momst popular assault rifle ever in the history of the world... the AK47

[redman555]

MG-42
M-60
Hispano 20mm

Lol, see again the problem is I have to pick the ones that made the BIGGEST effect on warfare......I cant do 20 guns like I wish I could because of the max 9 pages.
I mean I can see myself getting almost a page on the Gatling gun ALONE, if not more lol.

-BigBOBCH

[Jayhawk]

I think the M134 might deserve mention:



Dillon mini gun, it definitely shows the progress from the original Gatling gun to what an automatic weapon can be today.

[katanaso]

I'd add the AK47, MP40, and M2 to the list, and remove the M4 and Vickers, since they're redundant, in a sense.  Virgil had the same train of thought about that.

[redman555]

Id start with the earliest models, thought concept behind them, how they worked, then work my way up to the Gatlin gun or what ever the newest one you like best is. Yes you may be able to right a ton about newer machine guns but your paper isn't going to flow at all.

Just basing that off of your list I have no idea what you planned on doing.

Well yeah, I wasnt going to just start right off the bat with Gatling gun, I am going to talk about how guns were used before that and so forth.

-BigBOBCH

[1pLUs44]

M2 .50 cal, BAR, and MG42. only things I see missing.

[RufusLeaking]

The biggest change in warfare? The machine guns used in WW1 (Maxim?).  The technology outpaced the tactics, resulting in extremely high infantry death rates and static front lines.

The AK-47 gets an honorable mention due to its reliability and availability.  It is going to be in widespread use for another hundred years.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

The M-60, as well as the German machine guns, were not innovative. The most innovative thing about the German machine guns was the rate of fire, and given that it forced you to swap barrels, it was as much a hindrance as it was innovative. The M-60 is not that great a weapon, and it never has been. Like the M-16, it was originally a problematic weapon that after much refinement became a decent weapon.

The most innovative German automatic, with the longest lasting effects, was probably their assault rifle, which was the first. There were submachine guns around before the German examples, their most innovative quality was their weight, and lower recoil.

The Dillon is not really innovative, it is more of a refinement. The various GE electric powered rotary cannons were around long before Dillon, with all due respect to Mike Dillon.