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Chauchat
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The Chauchat was a French Light Machine Gun that went into service in 1908 for use by the French Army primarily during the First World War. The machine gun would later be known as one of the most ineffective machine guns ever produced. During the beginning of their involvement in World War I, the US Army had no light machine gun and thus purchased several from the French, which were then converted to .30-06. It was soon found that virtually all of them jammed after firing a few shots. This was due to several factors including the poorly designed open face magazine, which tended to trap debris inside and the poorly manufactured parts, with which none were interchangeable with other Chauchat guns.
Specifications
- Type: Light Machine Gun
- Weight: 9.07 kilograms (20 lb)
- Length: 1,143 millimeters (45 in)
- Barrel length: 470 millimeters (18.5 in)
- Cartridge: 8x50mmR Lebel, others
- Action: Long recoil with gas assist
- Rate of fire: ~240 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity: 630 m/s
- Effective range: 200 m
- Maximum range: 2000 m
- Feed system: 20-round magazine
The Chauchat can be seen in the following:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Violent, Dangerous (Liberi armati pericolosi) | Seen in Lucio's collection | 1976 | ||
| Assassin of the Tsar | Seen in the guard's room | 1991 | ||
| Capitaine Conan | French soldiers | 1996 | ||
| The Lost Battalion | Daniel Caltagirone | Pvt. Phillip Cepeglia | 2001 | |
| George Calil | Pvt. Lowell R. Hollingshead | |||
| Arthur Kremer | Pvt. Abraham Krotoshinsky | |||
| A Very Long Engagement | French soldier | 2004 | ||
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Polish soldier | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey (Episode 1 "Machine Gun Educations") | . | . | . | ? |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout Tactics | . | Cannot be fired, appears as an easter egg | 2001 |
| Battlefield: 1918 | 2004 | ||
| Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 | Chauchat | 2014 | |
| Verdun | "Fusli Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG Chauchat" "US CRSRG .30-06 M1918 Chauchat" |
2015 | |
| Battlefield 1 | Chauchat | 2016 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Amestrian soldier | 2009 - 2010 | |
| Mystic Archives of Dantalian, The | Suitor | 2011 |