Besa machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Besa_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	recoil-operated
gptkbp:ammunition_feed	100-round or 225-round disintegrating belt
gptkbp:barrelLength	722 mm
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:Czechoslovak_ZB-53_machine_gun
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:coolingSystem	air-cooled
gptkbp:country_of_design	gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:enteredService	1939
gptkbp:feedSystem	belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Besa machine gun
gptkbp:length	1,100 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:rateOfFire	450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:service_end	1966
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights
gptkbp:type	shooting
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Cromwell_tank gptkb:British_Army gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Matilda_II_tank gptkb:Churchill_tank gptkb:Universal_Carrier gptkb:Valentine_tank armoured vehicles
gptkbp:weight	21.7 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Knight_Crusader gptkb:Covenanter_tank gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6