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gptkbp:instanceOf
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machine gun
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gptkbp:action
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recoil-operated
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gptkbp:armament
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7.92 mm ammunition
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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approximately 2 minutes
740 mm
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gptkbp:caliber
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gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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water-cooled
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gptkbp:crewCapacity
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4-6 personnel
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gptkbp:design
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inspired later designs
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Maxim
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gptkbp:fieldOfUse
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military
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gptkbp:height
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200 mm
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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used extensively in trench warfare.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first mass-produced machine gun
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MG 08
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gptkbp:lastProduced
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DWM
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gptkbp:length
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1,200 mm
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gptkbp:lensType
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tripod
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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DWM
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gptkbp:maxRange
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4,000 m
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:Luftwaffe
Wehrmacht
Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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2,000 m
effective up to 2,000 m
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1945
1908-1945
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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400–600 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:reliability
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high
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:MG_34
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gptkbp:services
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belt-fed
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gptkbp:sights
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iron sights
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:MG_42
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gptkbp:supportRole
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infantry support
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gptkbp:transportation
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limited
carried on a wheeled mount
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:German_Empire
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:MG_08/15
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gptkbp:weight
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11.5 kg
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gptkbp:width
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300 mm
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1908
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