MG 08 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MG_08_machine_gun
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:shooting
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength 721 mm
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Heinrich_Ehrhardt
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:enteredService 1908
gptkbp:feedSystem 250-round fabric belt
gptkbp:introduced 1908
gptkbp:length 1,175 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Deutsche_Waffen_und_Munitionsfabriken
gptkb:Spandau_Arsenal
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notableFeature sight radius: 2,000 m
spade grips
tripod mount
water jacket
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:MG_08/15
gptkb:MG_08/18
gptkbp:origin gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500 rounds/min
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:China
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Yugoslavia
United Kingdom (captured)
United States (captured)
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 27.2 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Army_(WWI)
gptkb:German_Army_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MG 08 machine gun