Hotchkiss Mle 1930 (13.2 mm)

Description

13.2mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 in Naval quadmount

The Hotchkill Mle 1929 & Mle 1930 was French built heavy machine-gun used for multi-purpose. more commonly used as close anti-air defence by the French Navy, it was also commonly used 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. it was for France the equivalent of the 12.7mm M2HB

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• P.7.T AA

General info

the 13.2mm Hotchkiss offer a good and balanced performance against aircraft and soft targets, but have difficulty against vehicles with more than 20mm of armour. feed by 30 rounds magazine, it would often show a limited capacity to sustain a suppressing fire. the gun have a fire-rate of 450 Rounds minutes but it practice, it would seldom reach 20 Rounds minutes due to the reload and recoil

Available ammunition

main combat rounds for the 13.2mm Hotchkiss

Many ammunition are available for those guns, but not all of them are currently in the game

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

it 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.

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 TO or AP-T type TO

it was a standard rounds equipped with a tracer tail. it have the same ballistic as the Type O

can be identify by the primer seal painted Green

Cartouche à balle perforante P or AP type P

this round was a armour piercing hardened round used against armoured target. the 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

can be identify by primer seal painted Red

projectile weight : 52 g

Velocity : 810 m/sec

Cartouche à balle traçante TO or AP-T type TO

it was a armour piercing rounds equipped with a tracer tail. it have the same ballistic as the Type P

can be identify by the primer seal painted Yellow

Comparison with analogues

12.7mm M2HB - Similar gun in performance but a lot more successful. it replace the Hotchkiss 13.2mm after WW2 for standardization purpose.

Type 93 (13.2 mm)- Japanese license copy

Breda Model 31 (13.2 mm) - Italian License copy

Usage in battles

The Hotckiss Mle 1929 was first used by the French navy in multiple guns mount. this armament was used by them to provide close anti-aircraft support in a range of 2500 m.

the gun was also carried by the Infantry in tripod as an heavy machine-gun.

during the 30s, it was proposed for export as main armament of anti-aircraft truck. notably for Chile, but without success on export.

During the late 30s, the French cavalry had installed the 13.2mm on the AMR 35 ZT-1 to give the reconnaissance vehicles a bit of anti-tank capacity in order to give it the capacity to defend themselves during their mission.

the French Cavalry also mounted this gun on some of their Armoured car such as the Laffly 80AM

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good fire-rate
• Effective against soft target
• effective against aircraft

Cons:

• penetration a bit lacking
• Magazine of 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. the Army also adopted the gun, but in the Mle 1930 variants. thee difference was 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 his official services. however, during the exile of the French army, and under Vichy regime, serial field modification appear mounting the 13.2mm Hotchkiss on truck. usually with Naval mount. those was usually used for convoy escort and anti-aircraft defence.

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External links

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• French Manual of the Hotchkiss Mle 1929

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)