MG 34

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:armament ball, tracer, armor-piercing
gptkbp:barrelLength 3.5 kg
600 mm
less than 1 minute
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:coolingSystem air-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkbp:design quick-change barrel
gptkbp:designedBy Heinrich_Vollmer
gptkbp:disassembly tool-less disassembly
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first general-purpose machine gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MG 34
gptkbp:influenced modern machine guns
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:lastProduced 1934
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future designs.
gptkbp:length 1,220 mm
gptkbp:lensType tripod, vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 790 m/s
gptkbp:notable_player single, automatic
gptkbp:notableFeature high rate of fire, versatility
gptkbp:notableUsers Nazi_Germany,_Finland,_Hungary
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,000 m
gptkbp:productionCompany mass production
gptkbp:productionYears 1934-1945
gptkbp:rateOfFire 1,200 rounds per minute
800 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil short recoil
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:revenue 1945
gptkbp:safetyFeatures manual safety
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:supportRole infantry support
gptkbp:type light machine gun
gptkbp:usedBy Wehrmacht
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant MG 34/41, MG 34/42
gptkbp:weight 15 kg
11.5 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1934