7.92 mm Besa machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/7.92_mm_Besa_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

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