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Chauchat
The Chauchat was the French Light Machine Gun that was invented in 1908. Known to be one of the most ineffective machine guns ever produced. During the beginning of their involvement in World War I, the US Army had no light machine gun and thus purchased several from the French. It was soon found that virtually all of them jammed after firing a few shots. This was due to several factors including the poorly designed open face magazine, which tended to trap debris inside and the poorly manufactured parts, with which none were interchangeable with other Chauchat guns.
Specifications
- Weight: 9.07 kilograms (20 lb)
- Length: 1,143 millimeters (45 in)
- Barrel length: 470 millimeters (18.5 in)
- Cartridge: 8x50mmR Lebel, others
- Action: Long recoil with gas assist
- Rate of fire: ~240 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity: 630 m/s
- Effective range: 200 m
- Maximum range: 2000 m
- Feed system: 20-round magazine