Year | 1931 |
Weapon Type | Medium Machine Gun |
Origin & Designer | Austro-Hungary/Schwartzlose |
Numbers Produced | 2.464 |
Crew | 5 |
Calibre | 8mm (8x50R) |
Elevation | [@elevation] |
Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Cartridge Weight | [@cartridge_weight] |
Round Weight | 200gr (13g) |
Barrel Length | 527mm |
Overall Length | 1.067mm |
Grenade Types | [@grenade_types] |
Mount | Tri-Pod |
Combat Weight | 39.9 kg (Gun & Mount) |
Operation | Retarded Blowback |
Cooling System | Water |
Sights | Front Blade & Rear Tangent |
Feed | 100 & 250 Round Belts |
Practical Rate of Fire | 350 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 520 r.p.m. |
Blank Cartridge | [@blank_cartridge] |
Muzzle Velocity | 609 m/s |
Fuel Capacity | [@fuel_capacity] |
Minimum Range | [@minimum_range] |
Effective Range | 1.800m |
Maximum Range | 3.500m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Bayonet | [@bayonet] |
Traction | [@traction] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Schwartzlose was the main heavy machine gun of the Austrian Hungarian Army and many were still in service after the First World War. The Hungarian army continued to use the Schwartzlose and these equipped machine gun companies located in infantry regiments. |