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The MAC 31 inside of the SAu 40 commander turret

Description

The MAC 31 is an interwar 7.5 mm French machine gun that is the secondary weapon for all domestic French tanks up to tier IV. It features a 150-round magazine and a relatively low rate of fire.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Light tanks
AMC	AMC.34 YR · AMC.35 (ACG.1)
AMD	AMD.35
AMX-13	AMX-13 · AMX-13 · AMX-13 (SS.11) · AMX-13-90 · AMX-13 (FL11) · AMX-13 (HOT)
Bat-Chat	Char 25t
FCM	FCM.36
Hotchkiss	H.35 · H.39 · H.39 "Cambronne"
Panhard	E.B.R. (1951) · E.B.R. (1954) · E.B.R. (1963)
Renault	R.35 (SA38)
Medium tanks	D2 · Lorraine 40t · M4A1 (FL10) · S.35
AMX-50	AMX M4 · AMX-50 (TOA100) · AMX-50 (TO90/930)
Heavy tanks	AMX-50 Surblindé · ARL-44 (ACL-1) · B1 bis · B1 ter · Somua SM
Tank destroyers	AMR.35 ZT3 · ARL-44 · SAu 40

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

As the MAC 31 is only ever used as a secondary weapon, there is only a single, default belt available, made up of armour-piercing (AP) and tracer (T) bullets.

Default: AP · AP · T

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
AP	13	12	7	3	2	0
T	5	4	2	1	0	0

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
AP	853	0.01	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
T	835	0.01	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°

Comparison with analogues

AAT-52 - A post-war machine gun that fires the same ammunition as the MAC 31, but has a higher rate of fire

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

History

The MAC mle 1931 machine gun was a gas operated weapon chambered in 7.5 mm MAS. A distinct feature on the gun was the strange pistol grip and the side mounted 150 round drum. It could even be used as a SAW (squad automatic weapon) fitted with a 35 round box magazine and fitted to a tripod. It fires 450 rounds per minute which quickly overheats the barrel. It was even in French army protocol to dip the gun's barrel into a barrel of water to cool it down in case of emergency. It was used mainly as a tank MG and as a twin-mounted fortification weapon in the Maginot line. Its service started from World War 2 and ran all the way to the Chadian Civil War in 1965 where it fell out of use when the war ended in 1979.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

Images

The MAC 31 on the SAu 40

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

Tank machine guns
USA
7.62 mm	M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm	FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany
5.56 mm	MG4
7.62 mm	C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm	MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm	S.MG.50
USSR
7.62 mm	DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm	DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm	KPVT
Britain
7.62 mm	Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm	Vickers
7.92 mm	BESA
12.7 mm	L21A1
Japan
6.5 mm	Type 91
7.62 mm	Type 74
7.7 mm	Type 97
12.7 mm	Type 60 (B)
China
5.8 mm	QJT
7.62 mm	Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm	QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm	QJG02
Italy
7.62 mm	Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm	34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm	Breda Model 31
France
7.5 mm	AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm	A-A-F1N
8 mm	Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden
6.5 mm	ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm	ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm	ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm	ksp 88

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+[[File:MAC 31.png|x280px|thumb|right|The MAC 31 inside of the SAu 40 commander turret]]
 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+The MAC 31 is an interwar 7.5 mm French machine gun that is the secondary weapon for all domestic French tanks up to tier IV. It features a 150-round magazine and a relatively low rate of fire.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 {{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
@@ Line 9: / Line 12: @@
 {{Navigation-Line|AMC}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amc_34}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amc_35}}
 {{Navigation-Line|AMD}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amd_35}}
-{{Navigation-Line|AMX}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_75}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_75_ss11}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_90}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_fl_11}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_hot}}
+{{Navigation-Line|AMX-13}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_75}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_amx_13_75|AMX-13}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_75_ss11}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_90}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_fl_11}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_13_hot}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Bat-Chat}}{{Specs-Link|fr_bat_chat_25t}}
 {{Navigation-Line|FCM}}{{Specs-Link|fr_fcm_36}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Hotchkiss}}{{Specs-Link|fr_hotchkiss_h35}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_hotchkiss_h39}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_hotchkiss_h39_cambronne}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Panhard}}{{Specs-Link|fr_panhard_ebr_1951}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_panhard_ebr_1954}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_panhard_ebr_1963}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Renault}}{{Specs-Link|fr_renault_r39}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_50}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_m4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_lorraine_40t}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_m4a1_sherman_fl_10}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_somua_s35}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_renault_d2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_lorraine_40t}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_m4a1_sherman_fl_10}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_somua_s35}}
+{{Navigation-Line|AMX-50}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_m4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_50}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_50_1950}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Heavy tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_50_surblinde}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_arl_44_acl1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_b1_bis}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_b1_ter}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Heavy tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_50_surblinde}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_arl_44_acl1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_b1_bis}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_b1_ter}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_somua_sm}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Tank destroyers'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_aml_90}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amr_35_zt3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_arl_44}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_somua_sau40}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Tank destroyers'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amr_35_zt3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_arl_44}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_somua_sau40}}
 {{Navigation-End}}
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 === Available ammunition ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
+As the MAC 31 is only ever used as a secondary weapon, there is only a single, default belt available, made up of armour-piercing (AP) and tracer (T) bullets.
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AP, T}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
+* [[AAT-52 (7.5 mm)|AAT-52]] - A post-war machine gun that fires the same ammunition as the MAC 31, but has a higher rate of fire
 == Usage in battles ==
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 '''Pros:'''
 *
 '''Cons:'''
 *
 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
+The MAC mle 1931 machine gun was a gas operated weapon chambered in 7.5 mm MAS. A distinct feature on the gun was the strange pistol grip and the side mounted 150 round drum. It could even be used as a SAW (squad automatic weapon) fitted with a 35 round box magazine and fitted to a tripod. It fires 450 rounds per minute which quickly overheats the barrel. It was even in French army protocol to dip the gun's barrel into a barrel of water to cool it down in case of emergency. It was used mainly as a tank MG and as a twin-mounted fortification weapon in the Maginot line. Its service started from World War 2 and ran all the way to the Chadian Civil War in 1965 where it fell out of use when the war ended in 1979.
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+;Images
+<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+File:Weapon MAC 31 (7.5 mm).png|<small>The MAC 31 on the SAu 40</small>
+</gallery>
 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934]] and [[MAC 1934T (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934T]] - Aircraft-mounted variants of the MAC 31 with more belt choices and a much higher rate of fire.
 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 * ''other literature.''

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