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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light machine gun
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gptkbp:action
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Gas-operated, rotating bolt
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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less than 1 minute
25.2 in (640 mm)
Quick-change barrel
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gptkbp:caliber
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0.303 British
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1930s
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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Air-cooled
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:George_Brennan
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gptkbp:firstIntroduced
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1935
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bren gun
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gptkbp:length
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45.5 in (1,150 mm)
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gptkbp:maintains
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100 rounds/min
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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Royal Ordnance
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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1,000 m (1,100 yd)
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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2,600 ft/s (790 m/s)
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gptkbp:notable_player
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Automatic
Semi-automatic
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces
gptkb:British_Commonwealth_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army
gptkb:Czech_Army
gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
gptkb:South_African_Army
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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800 m (875 yd)
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1935–1992
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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500–600 rounds/min
600 rounds/min
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gptkbp:recoil
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Low
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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L86 LSW
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures
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Manual safety
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gptkbp:services
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Belt-fed
30-round magazine
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gptkbp:sights
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Iron sights
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:L7_machine_gun
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gptkbp:triggerType
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Single-action
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
War_in_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:Bren_Mk_IV
gptkb:Bren_Mk_III
gptkb:Bren_Mk_I
gptkb:Bren_Mk_II
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gptkbp:weight
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10.5 lb (4.8 kg)
11.8 lb (5.4 kg)
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