Lafette 34 tripod
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The Lafette 34 tripod is a specialized, adjustable field mount designed to provide stability, accuracy, and sustained-fire capability for the German MG 34 machine gun.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
machine gun tripod
ⓘ
weapon mount ⓘ |
| allowsOperationMode |
fixed-line fire
ⓘ
indirect fire ⓘ long-range fire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| deployment | ground-mounted ⓘ |
| designedBy | German arms industry ⓘ |
| designedFor | MG 34 machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForRole |
medium machine gun role
ⓘ
sustained fire role ⓘ |
| designedForUse |
defensive positions
ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ support-by-fire positions ⓘ |
| designedToImprove |
accuracy during automatic fire
ⓘ
control of sustained fire ⓘ |
| designedToReduce | recoil effects on aim ⓘ |
| era | 1930s military equipment ⓘ |
| feature |
adjustable legs
ⓘ
elevating mechanism ⓘ folding construction ⓘ optical sight mount ⓘ pintle cradle for MG 34 ⓘ recoil buffer system ⓘ traverse mechanism ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cradle for machine gun
ⓘ
front leg ⓘ optical sight bracket ⓘ traverse and elevation mechanism ⓘ two rear legs ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| mountType | field tripod ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | carriage 34 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
enable sustained fire
ⓘ
increase accuracy of MG 34 ⓘ provide stable firing platform ⓘ |
| successor | Lafette 42 tripod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportCharacteristic | foldable for carrying ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInRole | machine gun support weapon mount ⓘ |
| usedWith |
MG 34 machine gun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MG 42 machine gun ⓘ |
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