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Mle 1914

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Mle 1914
(Machine Gun)
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photo of Mle 1914 from By Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00723 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https
History
Originally designed for the Infantry in World War 1 the Hotchkiss was installed in early tanks from 1915.
ManufacturerHotchkiss
Manufactured1900 - 1924
Calibre8mm
LengthL/96
Rate of Fire500 rpm
 
8×50mmR Lebel
(BALL Standard Small Arms)
8mm 0.012Kg 730M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.17
Penetration(mm@30°) 2
Penetration(mm@0°) 3
Hit Probability(%) 98

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon 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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