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7.92 mm Besa machine gun
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/7.92_mm_Besa_machine_gun
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
shooting
gptkbp:action
recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength
721 mm
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:Czechoslovak_ZB-53_machine_gun
gptkbp:caliber
7.92 mm
gptkbp:cartridge
gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy
1938
gptkbp:designedFor
armoured vehicles
gptkbp:endDate
1966
gptkbp:enteredService
1939
gptkbp:feedSystem
belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
7.92 mm Besa machine gun
gptkbp:length
1,100 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Daimler_Company
gptkb:Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
840 m/s
gptkbp:notableFor
use of non-standard cartridge for British service
gptkbp:range
2,000 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire
450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:type
shooting
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedDuring
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedIn
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkb:Matilda_II_tank
gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
gptkb:Valentine_tank
gptkbp:weight
21.7 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkb:Centurion_tank
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6