machine gun

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Olsen: But I have to ask, what is your interpretation of the floating machine gun?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

He was Sylvester Stallone in the 1986 action movie “Cobra,” toting a machine gun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The Taiwanese boats also have water cannon and a 20-millimetre static machine gun, but are careful to avoid a confrontation that "could lead to unimaginable consequences", Huang said.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

They herded the hastily formed Volkssturm platoons into parks and gave hurried instructions in the use of the machine gun and Panzerfaust.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti