blank cell	Vickers Medium Machine Gun
	CALIBER	.303in British
	DAMAGE	2d6+4
	RATE OF FIRE	20 per round
	MAGAZINE CAPACITY	250 rounds
	ACTION	automatic
	LOADING	canvas belt
	BASE RANGE	110 yards
	MALFUNCTION	98-96-75
	YEAR INTRODUCED	1912
COMBAT USE: British & Commonwealth armed forces

Despite its obsolescence, the Vickers MkI machine gun remained in front-line service not only throughout the war but well into the 1960s. The weapon was based on the original machine gun, the Maxim. Its water-cooled jacket could fire 3000 rounds of sustained operation before boiling, and it was often connected by petrol can that allowed it to reuse the water, an important function in desert warfare. Nevertheless, it was heavy and built more for the trenches of the last war than the mobility of the second.