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The maxim gun was regarded as the first machine gun

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The maxim gun could also sustain fire for very long periods of time and was fed with 250 round belts.

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The maxim gun had an impressive fire rate of 550-600 rpm which was very high at the time.

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Invented in 1884

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This gave a much better fire rate over traditional muskets that the Africans had. The repeating rifle was also much more accurate.

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The repeating rifle was a gun that could fire multiple shots until having to reload .

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Better Guns helped the Europeans more easily conquer Africa.

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Invented in late 1800s