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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The MAC 1934 is the main machine gun used on French WW2-era aircraft, and much like its real life counterpart, it is horribly outclassed by other guns by other nations. In order to make up for its lethargic stopping power, planes are often fitted with a large amount of the guns with high ammo capacities, resulting in a sheer volume of fire that deals a surprising amount of damage when aimed accurately. 
  
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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As mentioned previously, the MAC gun comes up very short regarding raw per-bullet damage, even compared to other rifle calibre machine guns. This is primarily due to its small cartridge of 7.5 mm, slightly smaller than the tier's common 7.62, 7.7, 7.92 and 8 mm rounds of other nations. While this difference may seem minor and trivial to some, it's big enough to create a very noticeable deficiency, especially due to the particularly unimpressive belts. However, what the MAC lacks in stopping power, it makes up for in its good accuracy, solid muzzle velocity, and blistering rate of fire of 1,450 rounds-per-minute. Although players are often gifted with a very large ammunition capacity, they may find themselves running dry quicker than expected due to this fire rate, requiring an emphasis on accuracy in sustained bursts in order to make the most out of the guns.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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! colspan="7" |Comparable machine guns to {{PAGENAME}}
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!Name
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!Year of Creation
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!Mass
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!Rounds Per Minute
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!Ammunition
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!{{Annotation|Feed Type|Denotes whether belt, drum or magazine fed ammunition}}
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|[[Browning (7.62 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1919
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|14 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |600 RPM
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|7.62 x 63 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" |Belt
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|▅
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|[[Type 92 navy (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1932
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|8 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |600 RPM
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|7.7 x 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" |Drum
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|[[Darne 1933 (7.5 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1916
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|8.4 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |1,100 RPM
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|7.5 x 54 mm MAS
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| style="text-align:center;" |Belt
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|-
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|▄
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|[[Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1935
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|12.5 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |850 RPM
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|7.7 x 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" |Belt
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|-
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|▀
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|[[MG 17 (7.92 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1934
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|10.2 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |1,150 RPM
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|7.92 x 57 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" |Belt
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|[[ShKAS (7.62 mm)]]
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|1932
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|10.5 kg
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|1,800 RPM
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|7.62 x 54 mmR
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|Belt
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|[[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |1934
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|10.7 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" |1,450 RPM
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|7.5 x 54 mm MAS
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| style="text-align:center;" |Belt/Magazine
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Second fastest firing rifle-calibre gun of its era, only behind the Russian [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)|ShKAS]]
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* Incredibly high ammunition capacity
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* Very solid terminal ballistics; solid accuracy and muzzle velocity
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* Large ammo capacity and amazing fire rate results in a nigh-unmatched ability to saturate an area
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* Relatively harder to jam compared to contemporaries
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'''Cons:'''
 
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* ''Paltry'' damage, even for a rifle-calibre gun
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* Ammunition belts leave much to be desired
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* Despite the impressive ammo capacity, the guns can quickly run out of ammo due to its high fire rate
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
 
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== External links ==
 
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Revision as of 08:37, 2 March 2021

Description

The MAC 1934 is the main machine gun used on French WW2-era aircraft, and much like its real life counterpart, it is horribly outclassed by other guns by other nations. In order to make up for its lethargic stopping power, planes are often fitted with a large amount of the guns with high ammo capacities, resulting in a sheer volume of fire that deals a surprising amount of damage when aimed accurately.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters  C.R.714 · D.371 · D.500 · D.501 · Pallier's D.510 · D.520 · ▄D.520 · ▄D.521
  M.B.152C1 · M.S.405C1 · M.S.406C1 · M.S.410 · Mörkö-Morane · V.G.33C-1
Twin-engine fighters  Potez 630 (Defensive) · Potez 631*
Attackers  Br.693AB2
Bombers  ▄DB-7* · LeO 451 early* · LeO 451 late* · M.B.162 (Defensive) · M.B.174A-3* · N.C.223.3 (Defensive) · Potez 633*
  * Machine gun used in both offensive and defensive roles

General info

As mentioned previously, the MAC gun comes up very short regarding raw per-bullet damage, even compared to other rifle calibre machine guns. This is primarily due to its small cartridge of 7.5 mm, slightly smaller than the tier's common 7.62, 7.7, 7.92 and 8 mm rounds of other nations. While this difference may seem minor and trivial to some, it's big enough to create a very noticeable deficiency, especially due to the particularly unimpressive belts. However, what the MAC lacks in stopping power, it makes up for in its good accuracy, solid muzzle velocity, and blistering rate of fire of 1,450 rounds-per-minute. Although players are often gifted with a very large ammunition capacity, they may find themselves running dry quicker than expected due to this fire rate, requiring an emphasis on accuracy in sustained bursts in order to make the most out of the guns.

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).

Comparison with analogues

Comparable machine guns to MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)
Name Year of Creation Mass Rounds Per Minute Ammunition Feed Type
▃ Browning (7.62 mm) 1919 14 kg 600 RPM 7.62 x 63 mm Belt
▅ Type 92 navy (7.7 mm) 1932 8 kg 600 RPM 7.7 x 56 mm R Drum
▄ Darne 1933 (7.5 mm) 1916 8.4 kg 1,100 RPM 7.5 x 54 mm MAS Belt
▄ Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm) 1935 12.5 kg 850 RPM 7.7 x 56 mm R Belt
▀ MG 17 (7.92 mm) 1934 10.2 kg 1,150 RPM 7.92 x 57 mm Belt
▂ ShKAS (7.62 mm) 1932 10.5 kg 1,800 RPM 7.62 x 54 mmR Belt
▄ MAC 1934 (7.5 mm) 1934 10.7 kg 1,450 RPM 7.5 x 54 mm MAS Belt/Magazine

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

Pros:

  • Second fastest firing rifle-calibre gun of its era, only behind the Russian ShKAS
  • Incredibly high ammunition capacity
  • Very solid terminal ballistics; solid accuracy and muzzle velocity
  • Large ammo capacity and amazing fire rate results in a nigh-unmatched ability to saturate an area
  • Relatively harder to jam compared to contemporaries

Cons:

  • Paltry damage, even for a rifle-calibre gun
  • Ammunition belts leave much to be desired
  • Despite the impressive ammo capacity, the guns can quickly run out of ammo due to its high fire rate

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: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

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.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the weapon;
  • other literature.


Aircraft machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm  GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG3
7.92 mm  MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm  FN M3P
13 mm  MG 131
USSR 
7.62 mm  DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm  A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm  Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan 
7.7 mm  Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm  Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm  Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm  Type 2
13.2 mm  Type 3
China 
12.7 mm  QJK99-12.7-1
Italy 
7.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm  FN Browning
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France 
7.5 mm  Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm  PKA
7.92 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3 · FN-Browning M.36 No.4
Sweden 
7.7 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm  Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm  Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm  Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A

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