| Název: Name: | Hotchkiss M 1909 | Hotchkiss M 1909 |
| Originální název: Original Name: | Hotchkiss Mle 1909/Hotchkiss Mark I/Hotchkiss Portative/Benét–Mercié Machine Rifle M1909 | |
| Výrobce: Producer: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Springfield Armory, ? DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Colt's Manufacturing Company, ? DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Coventry factory, ? DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Hotchkiss factory, ? | |
| Období výroby: Production Period: | DD.MM.1909-DD.MM.RRRR | |
| Vyrobeno kusů: Number of Produced: | 40,000+ ve Velké Británii 670 v USA | |
| Prototyp vyroben: Prototype Built: | DD.MM.RRRR | |
| Použití: Use: | Lehký kulomet/letecký kulomet | |
| Technické údaje: Technical Data: | ||
| Hmotnost: Weight: | 12 kg | 26 lb |
| Ráže: Calibre: | .303, 8 mm, .30, 7 mm | |
| Náboj: Cartridge: | Celokovové | |
| Délka hlavně: Barrel Length: | 640 mm | 2 ft 1 ¼ in |
| Celková délka: Overall Length: | 1230 mm | 4 ft ⅜ in |
| Používaná munice: Ammo Used: | 303 British (UK) 8 mm Lebel (Francie) 30-06 Springfield (USA) 7x57 Mauser (Brazílie) | 303 British (UK) 8 mm Lebel (France) 30-06 Springfield (USA) 7x57 Mauser (Brazil) |
| Výkony: Performance: | ||
| Maximální dostřel: Maximum Range: | 3,8 km | 2 mi |
| Rychlost střelby: Rate of Fire: | 400-600 ran/min | 400-600 rpm |
| Úsťová rychlost: Muzzle Velocity: | - m/s | - ft/s |
| Poznámka: Note: | - | - |
| Zdroje: Sources: | en.wikipedia.org | |
FRA - Hotchkiss M 1909
HOTCHKISS M1909
Original name: Hotchkiss Fusil Mitrailleur Modéle 09
Calibre : 8 mm
Cartridge : 8 mm Lebel
Cartridge feed: solid metal strips for 24 or 30 rounds, later shortened to three rounds and joined in a sort of belt
Weight: 12.25 kg
Length: 1187 mm
Barrel length: 596 mm
muzzle velocity : 700 m/s
Rate of fire (theoretical): 500 - 600 rounds per minute (figures vary)
Notes:
One of the world's first light machine guns. The weapon was a refinement of the Model 1900, which later became the famous M 1914. The machine gun could be fitted with a bipod instead of a tripod and was originally intended to be an assault automatic infantry squad weapon.
The licensing rights to this machine gun were purchased by the British, who modified it to 303 British.303[/url] cartridge and introduced it into service in 1916 under the designation Hotchkiss Mk.I and used it as armament for their tanks.
The weapon was also introduced into service in the USA as a machine gun (Machine Rifle Bénét-Mercié M 1909) modified to use the .30-06 Springfield cartridge.
The machine gun was very reliable, and its only weakness was the method of feeding the rounds in the form of solid metal belts for 24 or 30 rounds. Later, a modified method of loading was adopted from the Hotchkiss M 1914 machine gun, where the metal strips were shortened to three rounds and joined to form a sort of cartridge belt. The 1909 machine gun therefore introduced a box for this belt in the form of a drum with a capacity of 75 rounds. This drum, nicknamed the "bobbin", was somewhat cumbersome, but on the whole it proved to be a good fit. The gun in this form was used as a moving armament for observers of French aircraft from the beginning of the war until 1916, when better machine guns Lewis Mk.I became available.
This flexible belt was also introduced by the British, who designated the thus modified machine gun as the Hotchkiss Mk.I*. This machine gun remained in the armament of the British Home Guard throughout World War II. It was retired as obsolete only in 1946.
The Hotchkiss M 1909 machine gun was the first machine gun to shoot down an aircraft on the Western Front and the first to be fixed on a fighter aircraft.
Original name: Hotchkiss Fusil Mitrailleur Modéle 09
Calibre : 8 mm
Cartridge : 8 mm Lebel
Cartridge feed: solid metal strips for 24 or 30 rounds, later shortened to three rounds and joined in a sort of belt
Weight: 12.25 kg
Length: 1187 mm
Barrel length: 596 mm
muzzle velocity : 700 m/s
Rate of fire (theoretical): 500 - 600 rounds per minute (figures vary)
Notes:
One of the world's first light machine guns. The weapon was a refinement of the Model 1900, which later became the famous M 1914. The machine gun could be fitted with a bipod instead of a tripod and was originally intended to be an assault automatic infantry squad weapon.
The licensing rights to this machine gun were purchased by the British, who modified it to 303 British.303[/url] cartridge and introduced it into service in 1916 under the designation Hotchkiss Mk.I and used it as armament for their tanks.
The weapon was also introduced into service in the USA as a machine gun (Machine Rifle Bénét-Mercié M 1909) modified to use the .30-06 Springfield cartridge.
The machine gun was very reliable, and its only weakness was the method of feeding the rounds in the form of solid metal belts for 24 or 30 rounds. Later, a modified method of loading was adopted from the Hotchkiss M 1914 machine gun, where the metal strips were shortened to three rounds and joined to form a sort of cartridge belt. The 1909 machine gun therefore introduced a box for this belt in the form of a drum with a capacity of 75 rounds. This drum, nicknamed the "bobbin", was somewhat cumbersome, but on the whole it proved to be a good fit. The gun in this form was used as a moving armament for observers of French aircraft from the beginning of the war until 1916, when better machine guns Lewis Mk.I became available.
This flexible belt was also introduced by the British, who designated the thus modified machine gun as the Hotchkiss Mk.I*. This machine gun remained in the armament of the British Home Guard throughout World War II. It was retired as obsolete only in 1946.
The Hotchkiss M 1909 machine gun was the first machine gun to shoot down an aircraft on the Western Front and the first to be fixed on a fighter aircraft.
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