Browning 1918A2 automatic rifle

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf automatic rifle
gptkbp:action Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
gptkbp:armament Linked ammunition
gptkbp:barrelLength Air-cooled
Heavy barrel
24 in (610 mm)
200 rounds/min
Quick-change barrel
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1938
gptkbp:coolingSystem Air-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designatedAs Support weapon
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Yes
gptkbp:historicalContext Developed during interwar period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced modern machine gun design
Used_extensively_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Browning 1918A2 automatic rifle
gptkbp:length 45.5 in (1,150 mm)
gptkbp:lensType Tripod
Vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1,000 yards (910 m)
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s)
gptkbp:notable_player Automatic
Semi-automatic
gptkbp:notableFeature High reliability
Heavy construction
Adjustable gas system
Belt-fed system
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkbp:operatingHours Gas-operated
gptkbp:productionYears 1938-1945
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500-600 rounds/min
gptkbp:recoil Yes
gptkbp:replacedBy M60
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Manual safety
gptkbp:services Belt-fed
gptkbp:sights Iron sights
gptkbp:successor M240
M60 machine gun
gptkbp:type Machine gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkbp:weight 22.5 lb (10.2 kg)
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1938