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Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun

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Type
  
Light machine gun

Used by
  
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Length
  
1216 mm

Place of origin
  
France

Manufacturer
  
Hotchkiss et Cie

Barrel length
  
600 mm

Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun

The Hotchkiss M1922 was a light machine gun manufactured by Hotchkiss. It had a regulator that could adjust the rate of fire and was chambered in a wide range of calibres and fed from 20 round overhead magazines or 15-24-30 round strip.

Hotchkiss M1922 was also used by the Chinese Nationalist Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War to fight against the Japanese Imperial Army.

Users

  •  Czechoslovakia
  •  France
  •  Greece - 6.5mm, 6000 used
  •  Republic of China
  •  Spain
  •  United Kingdom
  •  North Vietnam: Used by North Vietnam soldiers in the First Indochina War

    • References

    Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun Wikipedia
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