MG 08 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MG_08_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action	recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length	740 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type	ball ammunition
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:cooling_system	water-cooled
gptkbp:design_date	1904
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:Maxim
gptkbp:feed_system	belt-fed
gptkbp:fighting_style	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firing_mechanism	automatic
gptkbp:first_introduced	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:has_variations	2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MG 08 machine gun
gptkbp:length	1,220 mm
gptkbp:length_with_tripod	1,500 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:DWM
gptkbp:mounting_options	gptkb:tripod
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity	800 m/s
gptkbp:range	2,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire	400–600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replaced_by	gptkb:MG_34
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Sino-Japanese_War gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:Yugoslav_Wars gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan Battle of the Somme (1916)
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:MG_08/15
gptkbp:weight	12.5 kg
gptkbp:year_established	1908
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:7th_Bavarian_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6