Maxim gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:armament belt-fed
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.303_British
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:design high accuracy
modular components
reliable operation
low recoil
easy maintenance
heavy construction
sustained fire capability
high muzzle velocity
field adaptability
integrated water jacket
quick-change barrel
belt feed mechanism
tripod-mounted
spade grips
versatile deployment
manual cocking handle
modern automatic firearms
gptkbp:firstHeld Anglo-Zulu War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first true automatic weapon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim gun
gptkbp:impact increased firepower
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:notable_player gas-operated
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operatingHours recoil-operated
gptkbp:originalPurpose colonial warfare
gptkbp:productionCompany 1884-1945
gptkbp:range 2000 meters
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Chinese_Civil_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Russian_Civil_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
Spanish-American War
gptkbp:weight 30 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1884