The phrase "at the machine gun" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to military, firearms, or discussions about weaponry.
Example: "The soldiers took their positions at the machine gun, ready for the incoming attack."
Alternatives: "by the machine gun" or "near the machine gun".
SOREN HOLM looks down at the machine gun atop Indiana Jones's jeep and winces.
He tapped Kurt on the shoulder and wiggled his finger at the machine gun.
The accident occurred at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo, held at the Westfield Sportsman's Club.
The subsequent series of photographs show the rapid spread of the soldier's blood across the parquet floor as other GIs attended to him and his fellow gunner took over his post at the machine gun.
The boy lost control of the weapon while firing it Sunday at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman's Club, said Lt. Lawrence Vallierpratte of the Westfield Police Department.
He attended the School of Musketry at Hythe, Kent; the Machine Gun School at Netheravon, Wiltshire; the Artillery College at Woolwich; the Anti-Gas School at Porton Down; the Anti-Aircraft School at Westerham, Kent; and the Royal Tank Corps School at Woolwich.
At the machine guns chattered, the chickens cack led and flapped their wings.
"This is where you can see on the ground that it wasn't just about rounding up young men and hurling them at the machine guns: they were being incredibly well trained".
Now look back at the base of the machine gun, at the round metal endplate.
In one level (the level where you descend into the depths of hell), they fly at you and the machine gun will do just fine for those as well.
At the last, the Machine Gun Squadron had all its guns in line, some of them firing at a range of 100 yards; they were supported by squadrons of the 5th Mounted Brigade, which together, successfully covered the New Zealanders' withdrawal.
