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| − | '' | + | ''This armament is having a relatively small calibre which cause the post-penetration damage to be rather low. in many case, a direct hit of the bullets to the crew might not be enough to knock him out. however, the 30 rounds magazine and fast fire-rate allow the user to place more than a single hit at the time. due to his low penetration, vehicles medium armoured, even amounts of the reserve's level, might prove difficult targets. anything with more than 20mm of armour is better to avoid in combat. if you get close enough to a ground target, you might find this armament rather effective. but i would still strongly suggest to try to get your enemy from the side and rear where they are more vulnerable and pay less attention.'' |
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Developed by Hotchkiss & Cie in the middle of the 20s, the Hotckiss Mle 1929 was a multi-purpose heavy machine gun. First used by the French Navy, it was serving as close anti-air defence for the ships for up to 2,500 meters. The Army also adopted the gun, but in the Mle 1930 variants. The difference was that the Mle 1930 wasn't equipped with the sight and mount that allow the machine-gun to be used against the aircraft. The reason was the French army worry about the bullets might fall back on civilian area and potentially kill someone. The Army strictly used this armament as anti-tank and anti-infantry weapons in their official services. | Developed by Hotchkiss & Cie in the middle of the 20s, the Hotckiss Mle 1929 was a multi-purpose heavy machine gun. First used by the French Navy, it was serving as close anti-air defence for the ships for up to 2,500 meters. The Army also adopted the gun, but in the Mle 1930 variants. The difference was that the Mle 1930 wasn't equipped with the sight and mount that allow the machine-gun to be used against the aircraft. The reason was the French army worry about the bullets might fall back on civilian area and potentially kill someone. The Army strictly used this armament as anti-tank and anti-infantry weapons in their official services. | ||
| − | In the 1930s, the French cavalry mounted the 13.2 mm machine gun onto AMR.35 ZT1 reconnaissance vehicles to add some anti-tank capability to defend themselves during missions. This was also attempted on armoured cars such as the Laffly 80AM. Some machine guns were also | + | In the 1930s, the French cavalry mounted the 13.2 mm machine gun onto AMR.35 ZT1 reconnaissance vehicles to add some anti-tank capability to defend themselves during missions. This was also attempted on armoured cars such as the Laffly 80AM. Some machine guns were also attended for export, arming anti-aircraft trucks, though the export attempt as anti-aircraft ground had no success. but as an independent heavy machine-gun however, this armament was very successful, been exported notably to Brazil, Poland and Romanian, but also licensed to Italy and Japan. nearly all of which had used the 13.2mm intensively during WW2. |
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Revision as of 04:26, 26 July 2022
Contents
Description
The 13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1930 is a French-build heavy machine gun for multi-purpose use. Starting as Hotchkiss Mle 1929, the Mle 1930 is a ground-based anti-aircraft designation of the machine gun. It is commonly used as close anti-air defence by the French Navy and also by the French Infantry during the 30s until WW2. The guns was also adapted as main armament for tanks, armoured cars and anti-aircraft vehicles. The Hotchkiss was for France the equivalent of the M2 Browning heavy machine gun.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The 13.2 mm Hotchkiss offer a good and balanced performance against aircraft and soft targets, but have difficulty against vehicles with more than 20 mm of armour. It feeds from a 30 rounds magazine, which would lead to the weapon's limited capacity to sustain a suppressing fire. The gun has a fire-rate of 450 rounds per minutes, but in practice it would seldom reach 200 rounds per minutes due to the reload and recoil.
Available ammunition
Only one belt is currently available for the Hotchkiss in the game, the AP-T belt.
AP-T belt composition: AP-I, API-T
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| AP-I | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| API-T | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Belt details | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||
| AP-I | 800 | 0.05 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47° | 56° | 65° |
| API-T | 800 | 0.05 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47° | 56° | 65° |
Comparison with analogues
- M2HB (12.7 mm) - Similar gun in performance, but a lot more successful. It replaced the Hotchkiss 13.2mm after WW2 for standardization purpose.
- Type 93 (13.2 mm) - Japanese license copy of the Hotchkiss
- Breda Model 31 (13.2 mm) - Italian license copy of the Hotchkiss
Usage in battles
This armament is having a relatively small calibre which cause the post-penetration damage to be rather low. in many case, a direct hit of the bullets to the crew might not be enough to knock him out. however, the 30 rounds magazine and fast fire-rate allow the user to place more than a single hit at the time. due to his low penetration, vehicles medium armoured, even amounts of the reserve's level, might prove difficult targets. anything with more than 20mm of armour is better to avoid in combat. if you get close enough to a ground target, you might find this armament rather effective. but i would still strongly suggest to try to get your enemy from the side and rear where they are more vulnerable and pay less attention.
if you have enough elevation and a transverse speed fast enough to fallow air target, this gun can prove pretty effective against aircraft. a couple hit and the target is likely to either get in fire or lose some part.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good fire-rate
- Effective against soft target
- Effective against aircraft
Cons:
- Penetration a bit lacking
- Magazine has only 30-rounds
History
Developed by Hotchkiss & Cie in the middle of the 20s, the Hotckiss Mle 1929 was a multi-purpose heavy machine gun. First used by the French Navy, it was serving as close anti-air defence for the ships for up to 2,500 meters. The Army also adopted the gun, but in the Mle 1930 variants. The difference was that the Mle 1930 wasn't equipped with the sight and mount that allow the machine-gun to be used against the aircraft. The reason was the French army worry about the bullets might fall back on civilian area and potentially kill someone. The Army strictly used this armament as anti-tank and anti-infantry weapons in their official services.
In the 1930s, the French cavalry mounted the 13.2 mm machine gun onto AMR.35 ZT1 reconnaissance vehicles to add some anti-tank capability to defend themselves during missions. This was also attempted on armoured cars such as the Laffly 80AM. Some machine guns were also attended for export, arming anti-aircraft trucks, though the export attempt as anti-aircraft ground had no success. but as an independent heavy machine-gun however, this armament was very successful, been exported notably to Brazil, Poland and Romanian, but also licensed to Italy and Japan. nearly all of which had used the 13.2mm intensively during WW2.
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of
warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| Type O | AP | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Type OT | AP-T | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Type P | APC | 28 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Type PT | APC-T | 28 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of
warhead |
Velocity
(m/s) |
Projectile
Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay
(m) |
Fuse sensitivity
(mm) |
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| Type O | AP | 810 | 0.051 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 70° | 72° |
| Type OT | AP-T | 810 | 0.051 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 70° | 72° |
| Type P | APC | 810 | 0.052 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 70° | 72° |
| Type PT | APC-T | 810 | 0.052 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66° | 70° | 72° |
- Cartouche à balle ordinaire O or AP type O
The Type O was a standard armour-piercing rounds used against soft target such as infantry, unarmoured vehicles and aircraft. The projectile was made of carbon steel and was capped with lead. There was a brass cloak around the projectile.
The round can be identify by the primer seal painted either black or purple.
- Projectile weight: 51,2 g
- Velocity: 810 m/sec
- Cartouche à balle traçante OT or AP-T type OT
The Type OT was a standard rounds equipped with a tracer tail. It have the same ballistic as the Type O.
The round can be identify by the primer seal painted green.
- Cartouche à balle perforante P or AP type P
The Type P round was a armour-piercing hardened round used against armoured target. Rhe projectile was made of alloy Tungsten-steel (3% tungsten, 97% steel) and was tempered. There was a lead cap and brass cloak on the rounds.
The round can be identify by primer seal painted red.
- Projectile weight: 52 g
- Velocity: 810 m/sec
- Cartouche à balle perforante traçante PT or AP-T type PT
The Type PT was a armour-piercing rounds equipped with a tracer tail. It have the same ballistic as the Type P.
It can be identify by the primer seal painted yellow.
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See also
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| France anti-aircraft guns | |
|---|---|
| 13.2 mm | Hotchkiss Mle 1930 |
| 20 mm | GIAT M693/mod F2 · Oerlikon KAD (Swiss) |
| 30 mm | HSS 831A |
| 40 mm | Bofors L/60 · Mle. 1951 T1 (Bofors L/70) |
