Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun

M1922 machine gun
A Greek Hotchkiss M1922 chambered for 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer at the Israel Defense Forces History Museum
Type Light machine gun
Place of origin France
Service history
Wars Rif War[1]
Spanish Civil War[1]
World War Two
First Indochina War
Production history
Manufacturer Hotchkiss et Cie
Specifications
Length 1216 mm
Barrel length 600 mm
Cartridge Several, including 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer, 7×57mm Mauser, 7.5×54mm French, .303 British, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 8×50mmR Lebel[2]
Action Gas operated
Rate of fire 450 rounds/minute
Feed system 20 round overhead box magazine, 15-24-30 round feed strip
Sights Iron

The Hotchkiss M1922 was a light machine gun manufactured by Hotchkiss.

Description

It had a regulator that could adjust the rate of fire and was chambered in a wide range of calibres and fed from either 20 round overhead magazines or 15-24-30 round feed strip.

Hotchkiss M1922 was used with great success by Greek army during Greco-Italian War[3]. It was also used by the Chinese Nationalist Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War to fight against the Japanese Imperial Army.

Two Chinese soldiers using a Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun

Versions

There were several versions with different feed systems, calibers and improvements, among which were the Hotchkiss M1924 and M1926, the last of which spawned the Greek modified Hotchkiss machine gun[4]

Users

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fusil Ametrallador Hotchkiss Mod.1922". historiadelasarmasdefuego.blogspot.com. 13 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hotchkiss Model 1922 light machine gun (France)". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Athanassiou, Phoebus (2017). Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41. Men-at-Arms 514. p. Weapons and personal equipment. ISBN 978-1-4728-1917-8.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hotchkiss M1922/24/26". Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ↑ http://atf40.forumculture.net/t6276-mitrailleuse-legere-hotchkiss-1934
  6. ↑ Marina Berthier. La bataille de Na San Indochine : novembre-décembre 1952 (PDF) (Report) (in French). ECPAD Fonds Indochine. p. 8.
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