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| Posted by: YAN February 04, 2013 04:01 pm |
| Hi, I have come across four types of 13.2mm Heavy Machine Guns, all based on the Hotchkiss version I think, (not counting the ones mounted in AFVs), but all have slightly different data stats; French; Hotchkiss 13.2mm mle 1930. Calibre: 13.2mm Barrel length: 1.670mm Elevation: -10° to +90° Traverse: 360° Weight in action: 37.5 kg Shell weight: 0.52 g Magazine capacity: 30 rounds Muzzle velocity: 700 m/s Rate of fire: 450 rpm Max range vertical: 1.250m Max range horizontal: 6.500m Romanian; 1.3cm M.1931. Calibre: 13.2mm Barrel length: 1.670mm Elevation: -10° to +90° Traverse: 360° Weight in action: 37.5 kg Shell weight: 51 g Magazine capacity: 30 rounds Muzzle velocity: 700 m/s Rate of fire: 300 rpm Max range vertical: 2.500m Max range horizontal: 6.500m Greek; 13.2mm M.1930. Calibre: 13.2mm Length of Barrel; 1.650mm Elevation: -10° to +90° Traverse: 360° Weight in Action: 37.5 kg Shell Weight: AP 0.52 kg Magazine capacity; 15 x Round Strip Muzzle velocity: 800 m/s. Rate of Fire: 450 r.p.m. Max range vertical: 4.500m Max range Horizontal; 6.500m Japanese; 13.2mm Type 93. Caliber: 13.2mm Barrel Length: 1.300m Elevation; -15° to 58° Traverse: 360° Weight in Action: 42 kg Shell Weight: ? Magazine: 30 rounds Muzzle Velocity: 800 m/s Rate of Fire: 450 rpm Max range vertical: 4.500m Max range Horizontal; 6.500m Italian; Breda Modello 1931. Caliber: 13.2mm Barrel Length: ? Elevation; ? Traverse: ? Weight in Action: 47.5 kg Shell Weight: ? Magazine: 20-30 rounds Muzzle Velocity: ? Rate of Fire: 450 rpm Max range vertical: ? Max range Horizontal; ? It’s fair to say that each nation used a different type of ammo and a different type of feed (strip, belt or magazine), but things like barrel length and elevation should be similar. Can anyone help me find out if they all should be identical or not. Yan. |
| Posted by: sebipatru February 04, 2013 08:42 pm | ||
i've never heard about it what is your source? where it was produced? |
| Posted by: Radub February 05, 2013 08:53 am |
| Romania used a 13.2 mm FN Browning machine gun with Hotchkiss cartridges. This was used on the Savoia bombers and the I.A.R.80-B. Hth Radu |
| Posted by: YAN February 05, 2013 09:53 am |
| Thanks Radub, Hi Sebipatru, I got most of the data from this site, thanks to Victor of course. www.worldwar2.ro, 1.3cm A.A. Machine Gun M.1931. Yan. |
| Posted by: Radub February 05, 2013 11:13 am |
| There was also this AA set-up: http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?showtopic=2509&st=30# Most likely this is what you are looking for. HTH Radu |
| Posted by: YAN February 05, 2013 04:13 pm |
| Thank you Radu, there was also a nice shot of a 20mm Flak 30 with Romanian crew in the link too. Yan. |
| Posted by: sebipatru February 05, 2013 06:40 pm | ||||
but this is the standard model you were talking about a romanian model or not?
yes they used a very very small number of it initially on savoia then we stripped the mg from bombers and mounted on iar 80 as far as i know |
| Posted by: YAN February 08, 2013 10:10 am |
| Hi Sebipatru, in my original post I was talking about various 13.2mm MGs used by the nations listed, so yes I was referring to the standard model used by Romania. Concerning the Romanian version, I heard they used both the single and duelled barrelled versions, but up to now I can only find photos of the duel barrelled gun. Yan. |
| Posted by: sebipatru February 09, 2013 10:39 pm |
| i understand initially i believed that it was a hmg built in Romania also this weapon was used mounted on trucks as a mobile AA weapon i supose by tanks or cavalary |