Machine Gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
automatic weapon
gptkbp:bannedIn many countries
gptkbp:fireModes cartridges automatically
gptkbp:hasType shooting
squad automatic weapon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Machine Gun
gptkbp:introducedIn 1884
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:M2_Browning
gptkb:PK_machine_gun
gptkb:FN_MAG
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:M60
gptkb:Lewis_gun
gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkb:MG42
gptkb:Minigun
gptkb:Uzi
gptkb:Thompson_submachine_gun
gptkbp:notableFeature barrel overheating risk
crew-served (for heavy types)
high rate of fire
requires cooling
sustained automatic fire
tripod or bipod mount
gptkbp:operates blowback operation
gas operation
recoil operation
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:National_Firearms_Act_(USA)
gptkbp:requires gptkb:magazine
ammunition belt
gptkbp:triggeredBy hundreds of rounds per minute
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:aircraft
defensive positions
naval armament
offensive assaults
suppressive fire
vehicle armament
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkb:military
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dennis_Thompson
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4