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MG 34
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/MG_34
GPTKB entity
Statements (80)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instance_of
gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action
recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length
630 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type
less than 1 minute
ball ammunition
gptkbp:caliber
gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:combat_role
infantry support
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:cooling_system
air-cooled
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:UAE
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:design
Heinrich Vollmer
gptkbp:design_date
1934
gptkbp:design_features
quick-change barrel
gptkbp:discontinued
1945
gptkbp:feed_system
belt-fed
gptkbp:firing_mechanism
automatic, semi-automatic
gptkbp:historical_significance
first general-purpose machine gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
MG 34
gptkbp:is_countered_by
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:length
1,220 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Mauser
gptkbp:mounting_options
tripod, vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity
790 m/s
gptkbp:notable_features
high rate of fire
gptkbp:notable_users
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:operational_range
1,200 m
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:production_years
1934-1945
gptkbp:range
2,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire
800 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil
short recoil
gptkbp:replaced_by
gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:sights
iron sights
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:type
gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:used_by
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:used_in
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight
15 kg
11.5 kg
gptkbp:year_established
1934
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Panzer_IV_Ausf._A
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5