Machine Gun Squad

They might have Heat rays, mind controlled slaves, black dust, acid bombs, and 200 foot tall killing machines, but we have the maxim gun.

Few weapons have had as great an effect on warfare as the Machine gun. Already on their way out after the introduction of breach loading, rapid fire rifles, the old tactics of warfare were utterly destroyed by the Maxim gun and its descendants. In our timeline, they brought about trench warfare and millions of men would fall to their deadly hails of bullets. Few sounds are more iconic to industrial warfare than the rhythmic chatter of the Maxim gun.

In the AQMF universe, Maxim guns style are just as integral to the forces in the field of battle as the were in our own. Their shear volume of fire is even able to finish off wounded tripods, and the terrifying effectiveness against man sized foes can make even the most hardened soldier feel a shred of pity for the victims down range. The standard machine gun of the U.S. military is the Colt Vickers machine gun, a domestically produced copy of the iconic Vickers gun. The Colt Vickers is water cooled for sustained fire and shoots a .30 Springfield cartridges at a rate of fire of roughly 450 rounds per minute. The weapon is serviced by a crew of three, one ammo carrier, one assistant gunner, and one actual gunner.