Hotchkiss machine gun

E826137

firearm heavy machine gun

The Hotchkiss machine gun is a late 19th-century, gas-operated, air-cooled heavy machine gun widely used by several armies, particularly France’s, during World War I and into World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hotchkiss 37 mm gun	1
Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun	1
Hotchkiss machine gun canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	firearm ⓘ heavy machine gun ⓘ
actionType	long-stroke gas piston ⓘ
coolingSystem	air-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
designedInPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
enteredService	1897 ⓘ
era	World War I era ⓘ early World War II era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
feedSystem	metal feed strip ⓘ strip-fed ⓘ
lockingSystem	rising block locking ⓘ
manufacturer	Hotchkiss et Cie NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	distinctive cooling rings on barrel ⓘ reliable in sustained fire ⓘ robust construction ⓘ
notableVariant	Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotchkiss M1914 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotchkiss M1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatingPrinciple	gas-operated ⓘ
primaryRole	defensive machine gun ⓘ infantry support weapon ⓘ
rateOfFire	approximately 450 rounds per minute ⓘ
standardCaliber	8×50mmR Lebel NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalMount	fortification mount ⓘ tripod ⓘ vehicle mount ⓘ
usedAs	fortress machine gun ⓘ tank machine gun ⓘ
usedBy	Belgian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army ⓘ Czechoslovak Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Yugoslav Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
variantCaliber	.303 British NERFINISHED ⓘ 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka ⓘ 7 mm Mauser ⓘ 7.5×54mm French ⓘ 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benjamin B. Hotchkiss → notableWork → Hotchkiss machine gun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hotchkiss 37 mm gun

Renault FT tanks → armament → Hotchkiss machine gun ⓘ

subject surface form: Renault FT

this entity surface form: Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun