Hotchkiss machine gun
The Hotchkiss machine gun was the standard machine gun of the French Army during World War I.
It was gas actuated and air cooled, in contrast to the popular Maxim gun and its derivitates (which was recoil operated and water cooled). Alltought reliable, the feed mechanism at first used metal strips which could only hold 30 rounds of ammunition. While this worked, it was clear that the capacity was too small, so a 249 rounds belt.
The Hotchkiss had rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute, and a maximum efficent range of 3,800 meters (4,150 yards).
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