Besa Mk III

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length 600 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:caliber 7.92 mm
gptkbp:combat_history served in various conflicts
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:cooling_system air-cooled
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:design_date 1938
gptkbp:design_influence influenced post-war machine guns
gptkbp:feed_system belt-fed
gptkbp:historical_significance used extensively in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Besa Mk III
gptkbp:length 1,200 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer Besa
gptkbp:mounting_options tripod or vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:notable_features high rate of fire
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army
gptkbp:operational_status obsolete
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:primary_role infantry support
anti-aircraft
gptkbp:produced 1945
gptkbp:production_years 1938
1938-1945
gptkbp:range 1,000 m
3,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil low recoil
gptkbp:reliability high reliability
gptkbp:replaced_by L7 A2
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Browning_M1919
gptkbp:type air-cooled
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Arab-Israeli_conflict
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
Northern Ireland conflict
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Besa_machine_gun
gptkbp:weight 12.5 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Besa_machine_gun
gptkb:coaxial_Besa_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6