Okuhle kakhulu isikhathi sakhe - isibhamu sika-Lewis

Impi Yezwe Yokuqala yashintsha kakhulu imibono yezempi ngezindlela zokuqhuba impi. Futhi uma ekuqaleni "ukuzivikela" kwesimungulu kwakungadingi izindlela ezihamba phambili zokusekela izingane, ngasekupheleni kwempi baqala ukubaluleka. Ezinye zazo zaziyizibhamu zomshini, phakathi kwalabo ochwepheshe abaningi abheka ukuthi umshini we-Lewis wawungcono kakhulu.

Umlando wendalo

Umqondo wezobuchwepheshe womshini omshini omusha wenziwa nguSamuel McLean, kodwa kwakuyisisebenzi se-US Army, u-Isaac Lewis kuphela, ukuthi senziwa esibonelweni sangempela. Uphinde wabophelela lo mbono, futhi isibhamu sakhe sasibizwa ngegama lakhe-i-Lewis gun-gun. Kodwa-ke, akuzange kuqalwe "isandla" ngokushesha, okokuqala kwakuyisibhamu semishini ngokupholisa amanzi, kodwa uLee wasebenzisa umklamo wokuqala wokupholisa umoya ophoqelelwe umbhoshongo, okwenciphisa kakhulu isisindo somshini womshini futhi wenza umqulu (ngendlela, lesi simiso asikho ndawo kodwa isiRashiya Isibhamu se "Pecheneg" sasingasetshenziswanga). Ukukhiqizwa kwezikhali kwasungulwa ezitshalweni zeBSA (Birmingham Small Arms) e-United Kingdom. Ibutho lokuqala, elihlomile ngesibhamu sikaMasters, laliyibutho laseBelgium (1913). Wayengowokuqala ukumbona empini.

Isibhamu somshini sabonakala siphumelele kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma siqhathaniswa nohlobo olufanayo lwesikhali ngaleso sikhathi, futhi maduzane samukelwa amabutho amaningi emhlabeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusatshalaliswa akutholakele kuphela ngenguqulo yayo, kepha futhi ngokushintshwa kwezindiza. Lezi zinsuku zazihlukaniswa nokuntuleka kwesistimu yokupholisa kanye nenqola enkulu ye-cartridge. Ezingxenyeni eziqhamuka zamabutho, isibhamu sikaL Lewis sasikhonza kuze kube sekuqaleni kwempi enkulu elandelayo, lapho yayisetshenziswa nayo, kodwa ngobuncane. Ukukhiqizwa kwaphela ngo-1942.

Ukwakha Umshini Womshini

Isibhamu se-Lewis senza ngokususwa kwe-powder gases. Umgodi uvaliwe ngokuvula ibhuloho, okuyinto ngokulwa kwayo iyeka ukungena emagodini, eqoshwe ebhokisini lensimbi. Ijika ngokwalo lenziwa ngenxa yendawo yokugcina esangweni kanye nesisekelo sohlaka lwesibhakela. Kusukela kusibhamu somshini, umlilo kuphela othomathikhi uvunyelwe. Ukudubula kuqala nge-shutter evulekile, okuyinto ephazamisa kakhulu ukunemba kwesikhali. Impi ivela ku-disc yangempela, i-cartridges ekhona ezinqabeni eziningana.

Kuncike emandleni esitolo lezi zigaba zingaba ezimbili (47 cartridges) noma ezine (97 cartridges). Esikhathini esitolo akukho intwasahlobo yokunikezela, okuyihlukanisa kakhulu nakwezinye izinhlelo. Ukunikezwa kwe-cartridges kungenxa yokujikeleza kwe disk, lapho kuholela khona ukushisa izibhamu zomshini. Izinga lomlilo lingashintshwa yi-crane egumbini legesi. Intwasahlobo yokubuya iwuhlobo lomdanso, okukuvumela ukuba ulungise ngokusebenzisa ikhi ekhethekile.

Izici zobuningi bomshini

Isibhamu somlilo sika Lewis sishaya izinhlamvu ezingu-7.62mm ngesivinini sokuqala samamitha angu-747 ngomzuzwana nesilinganiso somlilo wezingu-550 ngomzuzu. Ububanzi bokudubula ngempumelelo yi-1800 amamitha. Isisindo nge disk egcwele cartridges, 17.8 kg.

Isibonelo

Izimfanelo zesibhamu somshini omusha azihlonishwa nje ngamazwe ase-Entente, kodwa nakwabamelene nabo. Amasosha aseJalimane abizwe ngokuthi umshini wezibhamu u-Lewis "i-rattlesnake." Lesi sidlaliso esasithola ngokuhamba okuphezulu, ukufihla kanye nesici "izwi." Izibhamu ezithunjiwe amaJalimane abuyele ngaphansi kwe-cartus ye-Mauser futhi asetshenziswe ngokuzithandela. Omunye kumele acabange ukuthi isipiliyoni sokuzijwayela nalesi sikhali samshukumisela abaklami baseJalimane ukuba benze inguqulo yabo siqu, esiyazi ukuthi iyisibhamu esingcono kunazo zonke seJalimane MG-42.