MG34

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length 600 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type gptkb:steel
less than 1 minute
7.92 mm
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:combat_role infantry support
gptkbp:cooling_system air-cooled
gptkbp:design_date 1934
gptkbp:design_features quick-change barrel
gptkbp:design_influence influenced post-war machine guns
gptkbp:designed_by Heinrich Vollmer
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:feed_system belt-fed
gptkbp:field easy
World War II, Korean War
gptkbp:firing_mechanism automatic, semi-automatic
gptkbp:historical_context developed during interwar period
gptkbp:historical_significance first general-purpose machine gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MG34
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic machine gun
gptkbp:length 1,220 mm
gptkbp:military_technology defensive and offensive operations
limited use in various conflicts
gptkbp:mounting_options tripod, bipod, vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity 790 m/s
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:operational_range 1,200 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:price 1,200 Reichsmarks
gptkbp:produces mass production
gptkbp:production_location Germany, occupied territories
gptkbp:production_years 1934-1945
gptkbp:range 2,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 200 rounds per minute
800 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil short recoil
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:safety_features manual safety
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MG42
gptkbp:transportation carried by infantry
gptkbp:trigger_type single-stage trigger
gptkbp:type gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:user_countries Germany, Finland, Hungary
gptkbp:variant gptkb:MG34/41
gptkbp:weight 15 kg
11.5 kg
gptkbp:weight_without_tripod 10.5 kg
gptkbp:year_established 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MG08_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6