MG 34

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MG_34

GPTKB entity

Statements (117)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength	627 mm
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Heinrich_Vollmer
gptkbp:feedSystem	gptkb:drummer belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MG 34
gptkbp:introduced	1936
gptkbp:length	1,219 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Rheinmetall gptkb:Mauser gptkb:Steyr-Daimler-Puch
gptkbp:notableFeature	quick-change barrel first general-purpose machine gun
gptkbp:notableUser	gptkb:Erwin_Rommel gptkb:Afrika_Korps gptkb:Heinz_Guderian gptkb:German_Fallschirmjäger
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:range	1,200 m (bipod) 3,500 m (tripod)
gptkbp:rateOfFire	800–900 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Algeria gptkb:China gptkb:Croatia gptkb:Czechoslovakia gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Finland gptkb:France gptkb:Hungary gptkb:Israel gptkb:Italy gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:North_Korea gptkb:Norway gptkb:Poland gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Romania gptkb:Spain gptkb:Syria gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:Wehrmacht gptkb:Yugoslavia gptkb:Waffen-SS gptkb:Romanian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Albanian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Albanian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Albanian_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Belgian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Belgian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Belgian_resistance_(captured) gptkb:British_Army_(captured) gptkb:British_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Bulgarian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Bulgarian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Bulgarian_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army_(captured) gptkb:Czechoslovak_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Czechoslovak_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Danish_Army_(captured) gptkb:Danish_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Danish_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Dutch_Army_(captured) gptkb:Dutch_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Dutch_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Finnish_Army_(captured) gptkb:Finnish_Navy_(captured) gptkb:French_Army_(captured) gptkb:French_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Greece_(captured) gptkb:Greek_Army_(captured) gptkb:Greek_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Hungarian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Hungarian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:India_(captured) gptkb:Italian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Italian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Italian_partisans_(captured) gptkb:Luxembourg_Army_(captured) gptkb:Luxembourg_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Luxembourg_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Norwegian_Army_(captured) gptkb:Norwegian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Norwegian_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Polish_Army_(captured) gptkb:Polish_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Polish_resistance_(captured) gptkb:Romanian_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Soviet_Army_(captured) gptkb:Soviet_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Soviet_partisans_(captured) gptkb:US_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Yugoslav_Army_(captured) gptkb:Yugoslav_Navy_(captured) gptkb:Yugoslav_Partisans_(captured) Luftwaffe Soviet Union (captured) United Kingdom (captured) United States (captured) Australia (captured) Canada (captured) French Resistance (captured) New Zealand (captured) South Africa (captured) US Army (captured)
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	12.1 kg (with bipod)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:MG_08 gptkb:Wehrmacht_Heer gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6