Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914
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The Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 was an Italian water-cooled heavy machine gun widely employed by Italy’s armed forces during World War I and into World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian weapon
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heavy machine gun ⓘ water-cooled machine gun ⓘ |
| action | short recoil operation ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | rimless rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| caliber | 6.5×52mm Carcano ⓘ |
| category | belt- and strip-fed machine guns ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deployment | Italian front lines in World War I ⓘ |
| designer | Abiel Bethel Revelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War I era weapon ⓘ |
| feedSystem | strip-fed magazine ⓘ |
| firingMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | unreliable compared to contemporary machine guns ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fiat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mounting | tripod-mounted ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex feed system prone to jamming
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water jacket around barrel ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 500 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| role | infantry support weapon ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1914 ⓘ |
| successor | Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Italian Air Force (early period, in modified form)
NERFINISHED
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Italian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian colonial forces ⓘ Royal Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
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