M122 tripod
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The M122 tripod is a standard U.S. military ground mount that provides a stable, adjustable firing platform for medium machine guns such as the M240.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M122 tripod canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military equipment
ⓘ
machine gun tripod ⓘ |
| category | crew-served weapon accessory ⓘ |
| configuration | folding tripod ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
infantry use
ⓘ
sustained fire ⓘ |
| enables |
controlled elevation adjustments
ⓘ
more accurate automatic fire ⓘ rapid engagement of targets in traverse ⓘ |
| feature |
adjustable elevation
ⓘ
adjustable traverse ⓘ folding legs ⓘ pintle mount ⓘ traverse and elevation mechanism ⓘ |
| improvedBy | M192 lightweight ground mount ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| mountInterface |
M240 pintle
ⓘ
M60 pintle ⓘ |
| mountType | ground mount ⓘ |
| numberOfLegs | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf |
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
ⓘ
surface form:
M240 machine gun system
M60 machine gun ⓘ
surface form:
M60 machine gun system
|
| platformFor |
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
ⓘ
surface form:
M240 machine gun
7.62 mm M240 machine gun ⓘ
surface form:
M240B machine gun
7.62 mm M240 machine gun ⓘ
surface form:
M240G machine gun
7.62 mm M240 machine gun ⓘ
surface form:
M240L machine gun
M60 machine gun ⓘ M60 machine gun ⓘ
surface form:
M60E3 machine gun
M60 machine gun ⓘ
surface form:
M60E4 machine gun
|
| role | standard U.S. military ground mount ⓘ |
| stability | high stability for automatic fire ⓘ |
| stabilizes | recoil of medium machine guns ⓘ |
| supportsFireMode |
accurate long-range fire
ⓘ
sustained fire ⓘ |
| transportability | man-portable ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Corps
|
| usedDuring |
combat operations
ⓘ
training exercises ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ground mounting machine guns
ⓘ
mounting medium machine guns ⓘ providing stable firing platform ⓘ |
| usedIn |
defensive positions
ⓘ
fixed firing positions ⓘ support-by-fire positions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M240