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Karabin maszynowy obserwatora wz.37
Aerial, flexible machine gun / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The karabin maszynowy obserwatora wz.37 (Polish for "Observers Machine Gun") is a Polish version of the Browning wz.1928. It was a flexible machine gun used in some Polish airplanes in the beginning of World War II.
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Type | aerial, flexible machine gun |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
In service | 1937 to 1949 |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1937 |
Manufacturer | Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów |
Produced | 1937 to 1939 |
No. built | 339-24,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7 kg (15 lb) (empty) |
Length | 1,110 mm (44 in) |
Barrel length | 611 mm (24.1 in) |
Cartridge | 8x57mm IS |
Caliber | 7.9mm |
Action | gas operated |
Rate of fire | 1100 round/min |
Muzzle velocity | 853 m/s (2,800 ft/s) |
Feed system | 91 rounds |
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