Maxim anti-aircraft gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf anti-aircraft gun
gptkbp:armament belt-fed ammunition
gptkbp:associatedWith defense against aircraft
gptkbp:caliber 0.303 inch
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewCapacity 2-3 personnel
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in military history discussions
gptkbp:design early 20th century
water-cooled barrel
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:fieldOfUse military aviation defense
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1910s
gptkbp:hasDepartment manual aiming required
gptkbp:historicalContext developed during early 20th century
gptkbp:historicalEvent evolved from earlier machine guns
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early anti-aircraft defense
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim anti-aircraft gun
gptkbp:impact influenced anti-aircraft tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy industrial revolution
gptkbp:launched elevated for aerial targets
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for modern anti-aircraft systems
gptkbp:lensType tripod-mounted
gptkbp:maintenanceFee regular maintenance required
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:notable_player gas-operated
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkb:American_Army
gptkbp:operationalRange up to 2,000 meters
gptkbp:operationalStatus limited mobility
historically significant but obsolete
gptkbp:productionYears 1910s to 1940s
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil recoil-operated
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:replacedBy more modern anti-aircraft systems
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Browning_M2
gptkbp:supportRole air defense
gptkbp:technology varied by model and year
gptkbp:training crew training necessary
gptkbp:transportation truck-mounted or towed
gptkbp:type machine gun
gptkbp:usedBy various military forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight approximately 100 kg