Browning Model of 1918 (Cygnet) Tripod

摘要

There were three versions of tripods manufactured specifically for the Browning Model of 1917 and M1917A1 water-cooled heavy machine guns and accepted as Standard. In order, they were the Model of 1917 tripod, the Model of 1918 tripod (also known at the time as the Cygnet Tripod) and the M1917A1 tripod. The Model of 1917 tripod was covered in detail in Vol. 10, No. 4, January 2007 issue of Small Arms Review.rnThe Model of 1917 tripod, while an excellent and stable platform, did not lend itself well to indirect fire, was heavy and relatively complicated to use.