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gptkbp:instanceOf
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machine gun
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gptkbp:action
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recoil-operated
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gptkbp:armament
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ball, tracer, armor-piercing
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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600 mm
2.5 kg
less than 1 minute
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gptkbp:built
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1934
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gptkbp:caliber
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gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
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gptkbp:communityEngagement
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Germany,_Austria,_Norway,_Italy
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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air-cooled
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:defeated
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Axis powers
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:MG_42
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gptkbp:designatedAs
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general-purpose machine gun
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gptkbp:designedBy
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Heinrich_Vollmer
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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used in various conflicts post-WWII
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gptkbp:endOfProduction
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1945
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gptkbp:fieldOfUse
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infantry support
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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developed during interwar period
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first general-purpose machine gun
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MG 34 machine gun
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gptkbp:lastProduced
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1934
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gptkbp:length
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1,220 mm
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gptkbp:lensType
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tripod, vehicle-mounted
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gptkbp:maxRange
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3,800 m
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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755 m/s
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Spanish_Civil_War,_World_War_II
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gptkbp:notable_player
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automatic, semi-automatic
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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quick-change barrel
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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Nazi_Germany,_Finland,_Hungary
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gptkbp:operatingHours
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short recoil
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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2,000 m
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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used in various conflicts until the 1980s
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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mass production
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gptkbp:productionLocation
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Germany,_occupied_territories
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1934-1945
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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1,200 rounds per minute
800 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:recoil
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coil spring
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:MG_42
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures
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manual safety
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gptkbp:services
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belt-fed
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gptkbp:sights
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iron sights
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:MG_42
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gptkbp:supportRole
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suppressive fire
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gptkbp:transportation
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carried by infantry, mounted on vehicles
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gptkbp:triggerType
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single-action
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gptkbp:usedBy
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Wehrmacht
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:variant
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MG 34/41
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gptkbp:weight
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15.5 kg
11.57 kg
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1934
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