MG 08

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MG_08
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength 721 mm (28.4 in)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:category shooting
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:designedBy 1908
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Heinrich_Ehrhardt
gptkbp:feedSystem 250-round fabric belt
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Maschinengewehr_08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MG 08
gptkbp:length 1,175 mm (46.3 in)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Deutsche_Waffen_und_Munitionsfabriken
gptkb:Spandau_Arsenal
gptkbp:notableFeature standard German machine gun of WWI
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:MG_08/15
gptkb:MG_08/18
gptkbp:origin gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:service 1908–1945
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MG_34
gptkbp:type sled mount
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 21.35 kg (47.1 lb)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5