MG 34 machine gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length 600 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type less than 1 minute
ball ammunition
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:conflict World War II, Cold War
gptkbp:cooling_system air-cooled
gptkbp:country Germany, Finland, Hungary
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:design Heinrich Vollmer
gptkbp:design_date 1934
gptkbp:design_features quick-change barrel
gptkbp:design_influence influenced modern machine guns
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:feed_system belt-fed
gptkbp:field_of_use gptkb:military
gptkbp:firing_mechanism automatic, semi-automatic
gptkbp:historical_significance first general-purpose machine gun
gptkbp:historical_use infantry support weapon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MG 34 machine gun
gptkbp:length 1,220 mm
gptkbp:mounting_options tripod, vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity 750 m/s
gptkbp:notable_features flexible mounting options
gptkbp:notable_users Nazi Germany, Finland, Yugoslavia
gptkbp:operational_range up to 2,500 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:produces over 400,000 units
gptkbp:production_years 1934-1945
gptkbp:range 2,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 800 RPM
800 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil yes
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MG_42
gptkbp:type automatic weapon
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:weight 11.5 kg
15.5 kg
gptkbp:weight_without_tripod 11.5 kg
gptkbp:year_established 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_1st_Reserve_Division
gptkb:Ausf_F
gptkb:Italian_Army_in_Tunisia
gptkb:German_118th_Jäger_Division
gptkb:Panzer_III_Ausf_A
gptkb:Ausf_G
gptkb:Ausf_J
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6