Maxim Gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:armament various cartridges
gptkbp:barrelLength 30 inches
gptkbp:caliber varies
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:design subsequent machine gun designs
gptkbp:firstHeld Anglo-Zulu War
gptkbp:historicalImpact changed warfare tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim Gun
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern automatic weapons
gptkbp:notable_player fully automatic
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkb:Negev_light_machine_gun
gptkb:DShK
gptkb:FN_MAG
M240 machine gun
M60 machine gun
MG42
PK machine gun
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkbp:operationalStatus recoil operation
gptkbp:producedBy various companies
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil long recoil system
gptkbp:replacedBy more modern machine guns
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:significance first true automatic machine gun
gptkbp:startsAt $200
gptkbp:usedBy various military forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Chinese_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican_Revolution
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:African_colonial_wars
gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkb:Italian-Turkish_War
Spanish-American War
Balkan Wars
First Sino-Japanese War
colonial conflicts
World_War_I_trench_warfare
World_War_II_conflicts
gptkbp:weight approximately 60 pounds
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1884