Browning M1917

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Browning_M1917

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:barrel_length	24 inches
gptkbp:barrel_type	belt-fed
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:cooling_system	water-cooled
gptkbp:country_of_origin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:feed_system	disintegrating belt
gptkbp:firing_mechanism	automatic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Browning M1917
gptkbp:length	47 inches
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity	2,700 feet per second
gptkbp:notable_users	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Canada gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Cuba gptkb:Egypt gptkb:France gptkb:Greece gptkb:Iran gptkb:Israel gptkb:Jordan gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Mexico gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Peru gptkb:Philippines gptkb:Saudi_Arabia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Turkey gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States gptkb:Venezuela gptkb:Iraq gptkb:Nicaragua gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:operating_system	short recoil
gptkbp:production_years	1917-1950s
gptkbp:range	1,000 yards 3,500 yards
gptkbp:rate_of_fire	400-600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replaced_by	M60 machine gun
gptkbp:service_history	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M1917_A1
gptkbp:weight	30 pounds
gptkbp:year_established	gptkb:1917
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Type_92_Heavy_Machine_Gun gptkb:The_Machine-Gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5