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The '''Machine gun''' was a weapon created on [[Earth]]. The weapon fires projectiles (bullets) at a high, automatic rate. They are more widely available than [[Pistol]]s.
A machine gun is a weapon, the invention of which is throughout the Doctor Who series attributed to the humans. It is a type of firearm, which is a relatively primitive projectile weapon that rely on chemical explosives to propel a bullet at high velocities. In this case, the power from these explosives has been recycled in a way to allow the bullets to be fired in rapid succession.


This type of weapon was generaly inneffective against such alien races including the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]], but are effective to kill [[Ood]] and pierce [[Sontaran]] armour, if the bullets weren't influenced by the [[cordolaine]]. Machines were still widely used by the people of [[Earth]] beyond the [[21st century]].
This type of weapon was generaly inneffective against such alien races including the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]], but are effective to kill [[Ood]] and pierce [[Sontaran]] armour, if the bullets weren't influenced by the [[cordolaine]]. They are quite effective against unarmoured and unshielded targets and can be modified with more effective technology (as seen in [[Daleks in Manhattan]]), which could be why such weapons were still widely used by the people of [[Earth]] beyond the [[21st century]], even as far as the [[End of the Universe]].


==Appearances==
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Revision as of 06:26, 31 December 2008

A machine gun is a weapon, the invention of which is throughout the Doctor Who series attributed to the humans. It is a type of firearm, which is a relatively primitive projectile weapon that rely on chemical explosives to propel a bullet at high velocities. In this case, the power from these explosives has been recycled in a way to allow the bullets to be fired in rapid succession.

This type of weapon was generaly inneffective against such alien races including the Daleks and the Cybermen, but are effective to kill Ood and pierce Sontaran armour, if the bullets weren't influenced by the cordolaine. They are quite effective against unarmoured and unshielded targets and can be modified with more effective technology (as seen in Daleks in Manhattan), which could be why such weapons were still widely used by the people of Earth beyond the 21st century, even as far as the End of the Universe.

Appearances

Behind the scenes

Most machine guns used in the 2005 series, were Heckler & Koch G36s. These also appear in some episodes of Torchwood. Classic series UNIT troops are often seen using Sterling sub-machine guns or SLRs.

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