Sam Abughazaleh
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Soldiers would place the machine guns on top of the trenches to fire at the opposing army
Machine guns were usually fed by a belt of ammunition
These machine guns were not very portable due to their weight and bulkiness, they had to be mounted on a flat surface.
Most machine guns only shot short bursts of fire so the barrel wouldn't overheat.