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Hotchkiss M1909

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Hotchkiss M1909

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Hotchkiss M1909 - 8x50mm R

The Hotchkiss M1909 (French: Hotchkiss Modèle 1909) machine gun was developed and built by Hotchkiss et Cie. and adopted in 1909 by the French army firing the 8 mm Lebel. It was also known as Hotchkiss Portative ("portable Hotchkiss") because of its lesser weight in comparison with heavy machine guns. This machine gun was also adopted in USA as the Benet-Mercie Machine Rifle, Caliber .30 U. S. Model of 1909 for .30-06 caliber.

Specifications

(1909 - after 1918)

  • Type: Light Machine Gun
  • Caliber: 8x50mm R Lebel; .30-06
  • Weight: 33.1 lbs (15 kg) (with bipod)
  • Length: 49 in (124.4 cm)
  • Barrel length: 24 in (61 cm)
  • Feed System: 30-round rigid strip, 100-round articulated strip wrapped around a spool. Model 1914 had articulated strip made from 3-round segments, usual capacities 252 rounds (fixed MG positions), 102 rounds (aircraft), 96 rounds and 48 rounds (tanks)
  • Fire Modes: Full-Auto
  • Rate of Fire: 550 rpm

The Hotchkiss M1909 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
La Bandera Spanish Foreign Legion 1935
All Quiet on the Western Front French soldiers 1979
Deal of the Century Seen in the Gundealer's Room 1983

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly Hotchkiss M1909 LMG 2014
Verdun "Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié" 2015
Battlefield 1 "M1909 Benét-Mercié" 2016
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 "Hitchcock M9" 2018

Anime

Title Characters Notation Date
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors British soldiers 1945
Izetta: The Last Witch Eylstadt forces 2016

Hotchkiss Mk.I

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Hotchkiss Mk.I - .303 British

The Hotchkiss Mk.I is a British variant of the French Hotchkiss M1909 machine gun. It was manufactured by Enfield and firing the .303 round. The gun was mostly used on armored vehicles in the early 20th century.

Specifications

(1916 (officially adopted) - after 1918)

  • Type: Light Machine Gun
  • Caliber: .303 British
  • Weight: 28.2 lbs (12.8 kg)
  • Length: 46.9 in (119 cm)
  • Barrel length: 22.2 in (56.5 cm)
  • Feed System: 9-, 14- or 30-round rigid strip, 50-round articulated strip
  • Fire Modes: Full-Auto
  • Rate of Fire: 500 rpm

The Hotchkiss Mk.I and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Oktyabr) Mounted on Mk A Whippet tank 1927
The Last Attraction (Posledniy attraktsion) Mounted on Mk V tank 1929
Immortal Sergeant mounted on armored car, fake Bren magazine 1943
The Seventh Companion (Sedmoy sputnik) Mounted on Mk A Whippet tank, in footage from Oktyabr (1927) 1968
Dauria Mounted on Mk IV or Mk V tank; in documentary footage 1972
My Destiny (Moya sudba) Mounted on Mk A Whippet tank, in footage from Oktyabr (1927) 1974
Empire of the Sun mounted in Typ 97 Chi-Ha mock up tank 1987
Michael Collins mounted on armored car 1996

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The Somme – From Defeat to Victory Mounted on a Mark IV 2006


Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
Battlefield: 1918 Mounted on British Mark IV tanks 2004
NecroVisioN Mounted on British Mark IV tanks 2009
The Great War 1918 Mounted on British vehicles 2013
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 Mounted on British vehicles 2015
Verdun Mounted on destroyed tanks 2015
Battlefield 1 Mounted on British vehicles 2016

Anime

Title Characters Notation Date
Girls und Panzer Mounted on British Medium Mark A Whippet tank 2012