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coaxial Besa machine gun
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/coaxial_Besa_machine_gun
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instance_of
gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:barrel_length
600 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type
gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:caliber
7.92 mm
gptkbp:combat_history
extensive
gptkbp:crew
2
gptkbp:design_date
1934
gptkbp:designed_by
Besa
gptkbp:feed_system
gptkb:nave
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
coaxial Besa machine gun
gptkbp:length
1,200 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Vickers
gptkbp:mounting_options
coaxial
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity
850 m/s
gptkbp:notable_users
gptkb:Pakistani_Army
gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces
gptkbp:operations
gas-operated
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:primary_user
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:range
1,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire
600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil
yes
gptkbp:reliability
high
gptkbp:replaced_by
L7 A1
gptkbp:sights
iron sights
gptkbp:successor
L7 A2
gptkbp:type
belt-fed
gptkbp:used_by
gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:used_in
gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:variant
gptkb:Besa_Mk_I
gptkb:Besa_Mk_II
gptkb:Besa_Mk_III
gptkbp:weight
11.5 kg
gptkbp:year_established
gptkb:1935
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5