Long before Pompeii was covered in ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, the people of the doomed ...

New study suggests Pompeii siege damage may reveal use of an ancient rapid-fire weapon, reshaping views of Roman warfare.

Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

In this video, Dan Snow joins British firearm historian Jonathan Ferguson to test fire a Vickers Machine Gun from the First World War. And the results are truly shocking. This video is an extended ...

The Browning M2 entered U.S. service in 1921 and remains operational today despite predating jets, radar, helicopters, and modern armored warfare. U.S. military attempts to replace the M2 repeatedly ...