7.92 mm Besa machine gun
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The 7.92 mm Besa machine gun is a British tank-mounted machine gun of Czechoslovak origin, widely used as a coaxial and hull weapon on World War II armored vehicles.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coaxial machine gun
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tank machine gun ⓘ vehicle-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ammunition | 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| basedOn | ZB-53 machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.92 mm ⓘ |
| cartridgeType | rimless rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| category |
British machine guns
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World War II machine guns ⓘ tank armament ⓘ |
| conflictUse |
Italian Campaign
NERFINISHED
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North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Europe Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | tank-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| designer | Zbrojovka Brno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| feedSystem | metal link belt ⓘ |
| firingMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| mounting |
coaxial mount in tanks
ⓘ
hull machine-gun mount in tanks ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Besa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high rate of fire for coaxial use
ⓘ
reliable operation in armoured fighting vehicles ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | gas-operated ⓘ |
| operator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDesignCountry | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| primaryRole | coaxial armament for tanks ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | hull machine gun for tanks ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British armoured regiments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Armoured Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1930s ⓘ |
| standardCoaxialGunOf | British tanks in World War II ⓘ |
| typicalRateOfFire | approximately 750–800 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
United Kingdom armoured forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedOnVehicle |
Churchill tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cromwell tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Crusader tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Matilda II tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine tank NERFINISHED ⓘ early-war British armoured cars ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cromwell tank