“机枪更像是卖弄风情的妓女。在它那柔弱而优雅的外表下面,隐藏着可怕的权欲和力量……机枪就像是一件艺术品,它们抛光的钢铁部件那种熠熠光芒以及黄铜部件那种饱满的圆润感实在是引人注目。在遭到机枪打击时,你不会知道机枪在哪里,你甚至什么都看不到——丛灌木就足以隐藏它们;机枪重量很轻,便于机动,前一分钟还在这里,下一分钟可能就移动到别处。士兵们只有很接近机枪时才能发现它们,而后者的射程却足有一两英里!(机枪)精致而又昂贵,需要许多物件保障其工作,还要精心维护,一大群男人得围着它伺候——难道机枪不是风骚的妓女吗?”法国殖民地步兵军士长乔杰斯·拉方德Georges Lafond《包裹着泥水和光辉》(Covered with Mud and Glorγ)1918年 “Machine guns are more like prostitutes, hidden beneath their delicate and elegant appearance, horribly lustful and powerless ... Machine guns are like pieces of art, shiny polished steel parts and The full, rounded feel of the brass parts is striking, and you do not know where the machine guns are hit by machine guns - you can not even see anything - the bush is enough to hide them; the machine gun is light , Maneuvering, the first minute is still here, the next minute may move elsewhere, the soldiers only find them close to the machine gun, while the range is a mile or two full! (Machine guns) exquisite and expensive, you need Many things secure their work, and they need to be carefully maintained. A large group of men are waiting for it - are not machine guns prostitutes? ”Georges Lafond, chief of the French colonial infantry chief," wrapped in muddy water and Covered with Mud and Glorγ, 1918