13.2 mm / 76 Hotchkiss M1929
| 13.2 mm / 76 Hotchkiss M1929 | |
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| general information | |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Hotchkiss et Cie |
| Manufacturer country: |
 France Japan
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| Weapon Category: | Heavy machine gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1670 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 30.0 kg |
| Barrel length : | 1003 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 13.2 x 99 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 30 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 450 rounds / min |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
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The 13.2 mm / 76 Hotchkiss M1929 was a heavy machine gun made by the French manufacturer Hotchkiss et Cie that was used for anti-aircraft defense on most ships of the French Navy in the 1930s and 1940s .
Development history
In the late 1920s, Hotchkiss proposed a range of automatic anti-aircraft weapons in 13.2 mm, 25 mm and 37 mm calibers as successors to the established Hotchkiss M1914 in the 8 × 50 mm R Lebel caliber . All were designed as gas pressure chargers . The M1929 was also intended to be used by infantry against enemy lightly armored vehicles and to be mounted on a tripod.
In the evaluation by the French infantry, the M1929 was rejected. The commanders feared that the heavy projectiles could endanger their own troops and decided on larger calibers, with which self-destructive shells were available.
The Navy did not share these concerns and so the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss was introduced across the board as a naval weapon. The cavalry also chose it for some of their armored vehicles.
application
As a ground-based anti-aircraft weapon
The Armée de l'air used a twin configuration on a three-legged chassis for the near-area defense of airfields and strategically important places, which was designated as mitrailleuse de 13.2 mm CA mle 1930 .
As a ship weapon
At the beginning of World War II , the French and Japanese navies used twin and quadruple configurations on many combat ships. In French warships such as the battleship Richelieu , which were re-equipped in the USA in 1943 , these were replaced by the more powerful 20 mm Oerlikon cannons because of their inadequate performance against modern aircraft .
As tank armament
Japan acquired a manufacturing license and used the in-house production under the designation 13-mm-Maschinenkanone Type 93 in the Type 92 tank and in the Type 94 armored train .
Web links
- 13.2 mm / 76 Hotchkiss M1929 on navweaps.com