Besa Mk I

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action	gas-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length	600 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type	gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser 2 minutes
gptkbp:caliber	7.92 mm
gptkbp:combat_role	infantry support
gptkbp:combatants	gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:cooling_system	air-cooled
gptkbp:design	gptkb:Zbrojovka_Brno
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:discontinued	1950s
gptkbp:feed_system	belt-fed
gptkbp:firing_mechanism	automatic
gptkbp:first_introduced	gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance	used in armored vehicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Besa Mk I
gptkbp:is_accessible_by	tanks
gptkbp:length	1,200 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	various manufacturers
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity	850 m/s
gptkbp:notable_users	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:operational_range	1,500 m
gptkbp:produces	gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkbp:range	1,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire	600 rounds per minute 250 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil	low
gptkbp:related_vehicle	gptkb:T-90_tank gptkb:Churchill_tank gptkb:BTR-70 gptkb:T-55_tank gptkb:Cromwell_tank gptkb:Panzer_IV gptkb:Panzer_III gptkb:BTR-60 gptkb:A34_Comet gptkb:Valentine_tank gptkb:M3_Lee gptkb:T-34_tank gptkb:T-80_tank gptkb:Centaur_tank gptkb:M4_Sherman gptkb:M24_Chaffee gptkb:BMP-1 gptkb:BMP-2 gptkb:BTR-90 gptkb:M5_Stuart gptkb:T-62_tank gptkb:BTR-80 T-72 tank Comet tank
gptkbp:reliability	high
gptkbp:replaced_by	gptkb:Besa_Mk_II
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Besa_Mk_II
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Besa_machine_gun_series
gptkbp:weight	12.5 kg
gptkbp:year_established	gptkb:1935
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Besa_machine_gun gptkb:coaxial_Besa_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6