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MAC 1934
Development
The French used the British Lewis and Vickers machine-guns in
fixed and flexible mounts until 1935. In 1934 the Manufacture d'Armes de
Chatellerault (MAC) begin the development of the MAC 1934
machine-gun. The operating methode was gas operation with feed from a drum
magazine (MAC 1934) or belt (MAC 1934 M39). The ball type of
ammunition was used. It entered service in 1935 and was withdrawn in the
late 1940s.
Applications
The MAC 1934 was installed in the Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406 fighter
and the Potez 633 B2 bomber.
The MAC 1934 M39 was installed in the Bloch MB-152 and the Dewoitine
D.520 fighters and the Sud-Est LeO 451 B4 bomber.
Specification of the MAC 1934
| Calibre | 7.5 mm |
| Length | 1.03 m |
| Weight | 11.3 kg |
| Muzzle Velocity | 750 m/s |
| Rate of Fire | 750 rounds per minute |
| Range | 500 m |
Sources
- Warplanes of the Second World War, Fighters, Volume 1, William Green,
MacDonald, 1966.
- Warplanes of the Second World War, Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft,
Volume 7, William Green, MacDonald, 1967.
- Warplanes of the Second World War, Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft,
Volume 8, William Green, MacDonald, 1967.
- Wings - Midway to Hiroshima, Maris Multimedia, 1995.
Ruud Deurenberg, 6 June 1998
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