Chatellerault FM 24/29

The Chatellerault 24/29 Light Machine Gun was adopted 1922, started service in 1924 using 7.5x57mm ammunition but was changed into 7.5x54mm in 1929 to avoid accidents in case a German 8x57mm cartridge was loaded. This weapon uses the same operation as the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle but was considered superior by French troops. The Chatellerault 24/29 Light Machine Gun inspired the Czech ZB30 which became the British Bren gun.

Specifications

Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun

• Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun.
• Caliber: 7.5 x 54mm
• Length: 42.60 inches
• Barrel Length: 19.70 inches
• Weight: 19.7 lbs
• Gun: 20.25 pounds
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,690 feet per second
• Maximum range: 2,926 meters
• Maximum effective range: is 804 meters
• Cyclic rate of fire: 450-550 rounds per minute

The Chatellerault M1924/29 Light Machine Gun appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Yesterday's Enemy		Japanese soldiers		1959
The Longest Day		German soldier		1962
Pasha (Le Pacha)		Quinquin's henchman		1968
R.A.S.		French soldier		1973
The Day of the Jackal		An OAS assassin		1973
Diên Biên Phú		French paratroopers		1992
Deserter (2002)		FLN rebel		2002
Our Own (Svoi)		Polizei	Converted for 7.62x39, with AKM magazine	2004
Days of Glory		Colonial Tiralleurs		2006
Intimate Enemies		French soldiers		2007
Dnieper Line: Love and War		German soldiers	Converted for 7.62x39, with AKM magazine	2009
Djinns (Stranded)	Matthias Van Khache	Pvt. Malovitch		2010

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Champions (Episode 1)		Chinese troops		?

Video Games

Game Title	Mods	Notations	Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe			2001-2011
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One			2005
7554			2011