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The principal user of the Mle 1914 Hotchkiss machine gun was the French infantry during World War I and the early days of World War II. [8] The Hotchkiss company delivered 47,000 Mle 1914 machine guns to the French Army between 1914 and the end of 1918.
Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle, pre war development abandoned due to war; Machine guns. Berthier M1908 machine gun [7] (Air cooled version) Berthier M1911 machine gun [7] (Water cooled version) Caldwell M1915; Darne M1916 machine gun; De Knight M1902/17 [7] DWM Parabellum MG 13 [13] (A combination of water cooled version and air cooled version)
The Chauchat ("show-sha", French pronunciation:) was the standard light machine gun or "machine rifle" of the French Army during World War I (1914–18). Its official designation was "Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG" ("Machine Rifle Model 1915 CSRG").
Hotchkiss machine gun; Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun; L. Lebel Model 1886 rifle; M. Meunier rifle; R. Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine; S. ... World War I French ...
Pages in category "World War I machine guns" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Madsen machine gun; Maxim gun; MG 08; MG 18 TuF; P ...
A machine gun is still referred to as a mitrailleuse in French, following the pattern set by the adoption of the Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss in 1897. The FN 5.56 mm NATO machine gun, the Minimi, derives its name from the term Mini-Mitrailleuse, "small machine gun".
A quote from a French post-war military evaluation says it all: "admirable weapon, patented clockwork, but very delicate and sparing its whims only for machine-gun virtuosos." [4] In July 1917 the Mle 1907 St-Étienne was gradually withdrawn from front line service and replaced by the distinctly simpler and more reliable Hotchkiss M1914 machine ...
France and Britain used the Hotchkiss M1909 through World War I and on into World War II. The Australian Light Horse , the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade , the Imperial Camel Corps , and the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [ 5 ] used the Hotchkiss in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–17).