France Mle 1914

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details Mle 1914 (Machine Gun) History Originally designed for the Infantry in World War 1 the Hotchkiss was installed in early tanks from 1915. Manufacturer Hotchkiss Manufactured 1900 - 1924 Calibre 8mm Length L/96 Rate of Fire 500 rpm   8×50mmR Lebel (BALL Standard Small Arms) 8mm 0.012Kg 730M/Sec Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.17 Penetration(mm@30°) 2 Penetration(mm@0°) 3 Hit Probability(%) 98 Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   Renault FT 17

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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