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The Chatellerault 24/29 Light Machine Gun was adopted 1922, started service in 1924 using 7.5 x 57 mm ammunition but was changed into 7.5 x 54 mm in 1929 to avoid accidents in case a german 8x57 mm would be introduced. This weapon uses the same operation as the [[Browning Automatic Rifle|M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle]] but considered superior by French troops. The Chatellerault 24/29 Light Machine Gun inspired the Czech [[ZB26 Machine Gun|ZB30]] which became the British [[Bren gun]].
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 [[Browning Automatic Rifle|M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle]] but was considered superior by French troops. The Chatellerault 24/29 Light Machine Gun inspired the Czech [[ZB26 Machine Gun|ZB30]] which became the British [[Bren gun]].


==Specifications==
==Specifications==

Revision as of 03:37, 7 February 2014

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

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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:
  • :Gun: 20.25 pounds
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  • 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
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
Silent Storm . . 2003
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One . . 2005
7554 . . 2011
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