M1941 Johnson machine gun
The M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun, also known as the Johnson and the Johnny gun, was an American recoil-operated light machine gun designed in the late 1930s by Melvin Johnson. It shared the same operating principle and many parts with the M1941 Johnson rifle and the M1947 Johnson auto carbine.
| Johnson M1941 LMG | |
|---|---|
| Type | Light machine gun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940–1961 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1940 |
| Unit cost | USD $265 (1941; equivalent to $5,272 in 2022) |
| Produced | 1940–1945 |
| No. built | 9,500 |
| Variants | M1941 M1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 13 lb (5.9 kg) |
| Length | 42 in (1,100 mm) |
| Barrel length | 22 in (560 mm) |
| Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield |
| Action | Short recoil |
| Rate of fire | 300–900 round/min variable |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (850 m/s) |
| Effective firing range | 600 m (660 yd) |
| Feed system | 20-round, single stack-column detachable box magazine |
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