Maxim anti-tank gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf anti-tank gun
gptkbp:armament armor-piercing shells
gptkbp:armor 30 mm at 500 m
gptkbp:caliber 37 mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:deployedTo field artillery
gptkbp:design countering armored vehicles
water-cooled barrel
Maxim's_design_principles
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:fieldOfUse military
gptkbp:hasWebsite Bofors 37 mm gun
gptkbp:historicalContext interwar period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early anti-tank weapon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim anti-tank gun
gptkbp:influencedBy World_War_I_experiences
gptkbp:lastProduced 1930
gptkbp:legacy influenced future anti-tank designs
gptkbp:length 2,500 mm
gptkbp:lensType towed
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 800 m/s
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:notable_player semi-automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,000 m
up to 1,500 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:USA
gptkbp:productionYears 1930-1945
gptkbp:rateOfFire 120 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil hydraulic recoil system
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:retirementYear 1950s
gptkbp:secondaryRole anti-tank defense
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sights optical sights
gptkbp:successor ZIS-3
ZIS-2
gptkbp:supportRole anti-tank warfare
gptkbp:technology anti-tank warfare technology
gptkbp:transportation horse-drawn or truck
gptkbp:type towed artillery
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1930