These downloads are provided free-of-charge for the benefit of anyone that wants to know more about the use of the Vickers Machine Gun and read what the Machine Gunners would have known. Many are rare items not readily available so, if you find them useful, please support the development of this resource. The archive now includes a wider range of associated documents so indirectly related to machine gunner. We hope you find it interesting.
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All of the manuals are sorted in date order, with some exceptions where it is appropriate to group similar manuals, such as the Small Arms Training series.
1908-1919:
Machine Gun Range Cards
1914, United Kingdom
An early pad of range cards that were specifically produced for machine guns; however, they would become a standard and recognisable part of every infanteers’ training and skills. Only one of the blank range cards has been scanned but the pad contains approximately 20.
Machine Gun Range Table
1916, United Kingdom
A simple fold-out card containing a range table for the Vickers machine gun firing Mark VII .303-inch ammunition.
Range Table for Vickers’ Guns for Mark VII Ammunition
1916, United Kingdom
This is an amendment sheet that is the first official inclusion of a range table for the Vickers machine gun in any of the manuals. It is an amendment to the 1914 handbook and the 1914 reprint of the 1909 musketry regulations.
This was donated to the VMGCRA by The Research Press.
.303 Vickers Machine Gun Wind Correction Graph
1918, United Kingdom
This is a physical calculator that can used to determine the correction angles needed for the effect of wind when firing the Vickers machine gun. It was designed by a Serjeant of the Scots Guards and sold commercially.
1919-1938:
Range Table of the .303-inch Vickers Machine Gun
1923, United Kingdom
A pocket-sized booklet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information.
Range Table of the .303-inch Vickers Machine Gun
1926, United Kingdom
An updated pocket-sized booklet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information.
Range Table for .303-inch Vickers Machine Gun
1931, United Kingdom
An updated pocket-sized booklet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks for the Vickers MG that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information.
Range Table for .303-inch Vickers Machine Gun
1937, United Kingdom
An updated pocket-sized booklet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks for the Vickers MG that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information.
1939-1975:
Range Tables for .303-inch Vickers Machine-Gun
1939, United Kingdom
An updated pamphlet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks for the Vickers MG that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information. This was issued in the later pamplet size and included the Mark VIIIz ammunition as well as Mark VII.
Range Table for .303-inch Vickers Machine Gun (Using Mk VII Ammunition)
1943, Australia
The Australian Army continued to use the Mark VII ammunition rather than the boat-tailed Mark VIIIz. As such, they re-issued the earlier pamphlet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks for the Vickers MG that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information.
Range Tables for .303-inch Vickers Machine-Gun
1960, United Kingdom
This is one of the last publications produced for the Vickers machine gun by the British rmy. It is for the Mark VII ammunition rather than the boat-tailed Mark VIIIz. As such, they issued an updated earlier pamphlet with all of the information needed to calculate direct and indirect fire tasks for the Vickers MG that need additional information, such as quadrant elevation, meteorological data and for night firing. It includes fold-out graphs and tables for large amounts of information. The covers are water-proofed so it could be carried in the field.
These downloads are provided free-of-charge for the benefit of anyone that wants to know more about the use of the Vickers Machine Gun and read what the Machine Gunners would have known. Many are rare items not readily available so, if you find them useful, please support the development of this resource. The archive now includes a wider range of associated documents so indirectly related to machine gunner. We hope you find it interesting.
By supporting the Association through Patreon, you are supporting the website fees that will enable us to have high-resolution versions online. All donations are truly appreciated.
If you’d prefer to only give on a one-off basis, then go to PayPal or BuyMeACoffee and make a donation there.
All of the manuals are sorted in date order, with some exceptions where it is appropriate to group similar manuals, such as the Small Arms Training series.
