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M1941 Johnson machine gun

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The M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun, also called the Johnson or the Johnny gun, was an American recoil operated light machine gun designed by Melvin Johnson in the late 1930s. It shared its operating principle and many parts with Johnson's M1941 rifle and M1947 auto carbine, fired the .30-06 Springfield cartridge from a curved single column magazine mounted on the left side of the receiver, and offered an adjustable rate of fire between about 450 and 700 rounds per minute depending on variant. It was produced from 1940 to 1945 and remained in limited service until 1961. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.30-06 Springfield 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Light machine gun 2
Introduced Year
1940 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 2
Connections

Used In

Korean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M1941 Johnson machine gun
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M1941 Johnson machine gun
Sources
1. Wikidata: M1941 Johnson machine gun
Wikidata Q952256, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: M1941 Johnson machine gun
  • Design section
    was an American recoil-operated light machine gun designed by Melvin Johnson in the late 1930s.
  • service-status
    service = 1940-1961
  • caliber:30-06-springfield
    It shared its operating principle and many parts with Johnson's M1941 rifle and M1947 auto carbine, fired the .30-06 Springfield cartridge from a curved single column magazine mounted on the left side of the receiver, and offered an adjustable rate of fire between about 450 and 700 rounds per minute depending on variant
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Used In: Korean War, infobox wars field: 'Korean War'
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M1941 Johnson machine gun (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q952256 (P729 service entry): 1940
Quote, Wikidata Q952256 (P729 service entry): 1940
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1940.
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