Vickers K Mark II

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:armament gptkb:.303_British
gptkbp:barrelLength 1 minute
200 rounds per minute
660 mm
water jacket
gptkbp:caliber 0.303 inch
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1938
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:design integrated bipod
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Vickers_Limited
gptkbp:discontinued 1960s
gptkbp:hasRoomTypes gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used_in_WWII_and_beyond
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vickers K Mark II
gptkbp:length 1,200 mm
1,400 mm
gptkbp:lensType flexible mount
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Vickers_Limited
gptkbp:maxRange 4,000 m
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 850 m/s
gptkbp:notable_player automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,000 m
1,000 m
gptkbp:productionYears 1939-1945
gptkbp:rateOfFire 1,000 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil short recoil
gptkbp:replacedBy L7A2
gptkbp:safetyFeatures manual safety
gptkbp:serviceHistory served in various conflicts
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor L7A2
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Vickers_K_Mark_I
gptkbp:weight 12.5 kg
10.5 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1939