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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:weapons
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gptkbp:barrel_length
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51 cm
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gptkbp:barrel_type
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gptkb:weapons
less than 10 seconds
ball ammunition
tracer ammunition
incendiary ammunition
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gptkbp:caliber
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gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
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gptkbp:cooling_system
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air-cooled
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gptkbp:design_date
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1937
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gptkbp:designed_by
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Heinrich Vollmer
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gptkbp:feed_system
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belt-fed
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gptkbp:firing_mechanism
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automatic
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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iconic design
effective suppression fire
high rate of fire
influence on modern machine guns
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MG42
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gptkbp:length
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1,220 mm
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Mauser
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gptkbp:mounting_options
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gptkb:tripod
bipod
vehicle-mounted
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gptkbp:muzzle_velocity
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755 m/s
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gptkbp:notable_users
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gptkb:Bundeswehr
gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
Various paramilitary groups
Various insurgent groups
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gptkbp:operational_range
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2,000 m
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gptkbp:production_years
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:range
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1,200 m
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gptkbp:rate_of_fire
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1200 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:recoil
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yes
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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MG5
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gptkbp:sights
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iron sights
optical sights
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gptkbp:successor
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MG3
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gptkbp:used_by
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:used_in
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gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Yugoslav_Wars
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:variant
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MG3
MG1
MG42/59
MG42/60
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gptkbp:weight
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11.5 kg
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gptkbp:year_established
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:German_33rd_Army
gptkb:11th_SS_Volunteer_Panzergrenadier_Division_Nordland
gptkb:16th_SS_Panzergrenadier_Division_Reichsführer-SS
gptkb:The_Machine-Gun
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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