Bren light machine gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength 635 mm
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Czech_ZB_vz._26
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:.303_British
gptkb:7.62×51mm_NATO
gptkbp:designedBy 1930s
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Václav_Holek
gptkbp:enteredService 1938
gptkbp:feedSystem 30-round detachable box magazine
100-round drum magazine (rare)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bren light machine gun
gptkbp:length 1156 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lithgow_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkb:Enfield
gptkb:Inglis
gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkbp:notableFor reliability
quick-change barrel
top-mounted magazine
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500–520 rounds/min
gptkbp:status limited use (other countries)
retired (UK)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:L7A1_GPMG
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:Israeli_Army
gptkb:Rhodesian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Police
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Regiment
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Chinese_Communist_forces
gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Army
gptkb:Egyptian_Army
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkb:Malaysian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Nepalese_Army
Royal Thai Army
Indian Army
New Zealand Army
Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Indonesian_Confrontation
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:weight 10.15 kg (empty)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malaysia_Army
gptkb:Royal_Brunei_Land_Forces
gptkb:Daimler_Dingo
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
gptkb:Václav_Holek
gptkb:Landing_Craft,_Assault
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7