Lewis gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength 666 mm (26.25 in)
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkb:.303_British
gptkbp:category Aircraft guns
Light machine guns
Weapons of the United Kingdom
Weapons of the United States
World War I machine guns
World War II machine guns
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy 1911
gptkbp:feedSystem 47-round pan magazine
97-round pan magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lewis gun
gptkbp:introducedIn 1914
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton_Lewis
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1953
gptkbp:length 1,280 mm (50 in)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Savage_Arms
gptkb:Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company
gptkbp:notableAppearance used in the Battle of Britain
used in the Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:notableFeature distinctive barrel cooling shroud
top-mounted pan magazine
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen
gptkb:Australian_Light_Horse
gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 150,000
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
aircraft machine gun
infantry support weapon
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 12.7 kg (28 lb)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Machine_Gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5