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gptkbp:instanceOf
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shooting
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gptkbp:action
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recoil-operated
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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28 in (711 mm)
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:caliber
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gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkb:.303_British
gptkb:7.62×54mmR
gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
7.7×56mmR
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gptkbp:category
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British military firearms
Medium machine gun
Water-cooled machine gun
World War I British infantry weapons
World War II British infantry weapons
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gptkbp:crew
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6–8
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gptkbp:designedBy
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1912
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1912–1968
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gptkbp:feedSystem
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250-round fabric belt
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vickers machine gun
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gptkbp:length
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44 in (1,118 mm)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Vickers_Limited
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gptkbp:notableFor
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reliability
long service life
use in aircraft (Vickers K variant)
water-cooled barrel
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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450–500 rounds/min
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkb:L7A1_GPMG
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:Irish_Army
gptkb:Portuguese_Army
Indian Army
New Zealand Army
Commonwealth forces
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:Vickers-Berthier
gptkb:Vickers_Class_E
gptkb:Vickers_Class_F
gptkb:Vickers_K_machine_gun
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gptkbp:weight
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33 lb (15 kg) (gun only)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Machine_Gun
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Maxim_gun
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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