Browning M1917A7

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:action short recoil
gptkbp:armament gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:barrelLength 24 inches
water-cooled
1 minute
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1930s
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:design belt-fed ammunition
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:endOfProduction 1945
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalContext developed_during_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used_extensively_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Browning M1917A7
gptkbp:lastProduced 1941
gptkbp:length 60 inches
47 inches
gptkbp:lensType tripod, vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:maintenance requires regular maintenance
gptkbp:militaryService obsolete
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 850 m/s
gptkbp:notable_event World_War_II,_Korean_War,_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:notable_player automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers US_Army,_US_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,200 meters
1,500 meters
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:productionYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600 rounds per minute
400-600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil short recoil
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replacedBy M60 machine gun
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor M60 machine gun
M60
gptkbp:supportRole ground troops
infantry support
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkbp:weight 35 pounds
30 pounds
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1941