Chatellerault FM 24/29

Chatellerault Light Machine Gun is the common English name for two standard French light machine guns designed by Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault, FM 24 and FM 24/29 (also known as MAC 24 and MAC 24/29). The FM 24 was designed in 1923, and adopted in 1924, chambered in 7.5x57mm MAS. This weapon uses the same operation as the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle but was considered superior by French troops.
The FM 24/29 (Fusil-mitrailleur Modèle 1924 M29) was an improved variant of the FM 24 adopted in 1929, which switches out the cartridge from 7.5x57mm to 7.5x54mm French. The change was made for several reasons: For one, the FM 24 could load and fire a captured German 8x57mm cartridge with disastrous results, and the two cartridges' similar appearances made accidental switches more common than desired. Secondly, the 7.5x57mm round had a tendency to explode in much more innovative ways than are acceptable in a firearm. The FM 24/29 served as the standard light machine gun used by France since World War 2 for over 50 years.
The FM 24/29 inspired the Czech ZB26 Machine Gun, which became the British Bren gun.
==Specifications==
* Caliber:
** M1924: 7.5x57mm
** M1929: 7.5x54mm
* Length: 42.60 inches
* Barrel Length: 19.69 inches
* Weight: 19.7 lbs
* Muzzle Velocity: 2,690 feet per second
* Maximum range: 2,926 meters
* Maximum effective range: is 804 meters
* Cyclic rate of fire: 450-550 rounds per minute
* Feed system: 25-round detachable box magazine
* Fire modes: Semi (front trigger), Auto (rear trigger)
==FM 24/29==
thumb|right|450px|FM 24/29 - 7.5x54mm
=== Films ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Battle of the Rails (La bataille du rail) 	 	French Resistance fighters, German soldiers	 	1946
Dunkirk 	 	French soldiers 	 	1959
Soldiers Were Going (Shli soldaty...) 	 	 	Mounted on an Imperial German plane 	1959
Yesterday's Enemy 	 	Japanese soldiers 	 	1959
Bells Without Joy (Carillons sans joie) 	Raymond Pellegrin 	Charles Bourgeon 	 	1962
Bells Without Joy (Carillons sans joie) 	 	French soldiers 	 	1962
The Longest Day 	 	German soldier 	 	1962
Weekend at Dunkirk 	Georges Géret 	Pinot 	 	1964
Is Paris Burning? 	 	French Resistance fighters 	 	1966
Black Sun (Soleil noir) 	Daniel Gélin 	Guy Rodier 	 	1966
Black Sun (Soleil noir) 	David O'Brien 	Eliott 	 	1966
Black Sun (Soleil noir) 	Michel de Ré 	Hergy 	 	1966
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) 	Claude Brasseur 	Groubec 	 	1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) 	Gérard Blain 	Thomas 	 	1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) 	Med Hondo 	Florent 	 	1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) 	Bruno Cremer 	Cazal 	 	1967
Pasha (Le Pacha) 	 	Quinquin's henchman 	 	1968
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese 	 	Charles' henchman 	 	1968
R.A.S. 	 	French soldier 	 	1973
The Day of the Jackal 	 	An OAS assassin 	 	1973
The Conspiracy (Le complot) 	Simón Andreu 	Baudry 	 	1973
The Conspiracy (Le complot) 	Robert Castel 	Saporo 	 	1973
Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?)	Aldo Maccione 	Pvt. Tassin 	 	1973
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie!) 	Henri Guybet 	Pvt. Tassin 	 	1975
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie!) 	Pierre Mondy 	Sgt. Chaudard 	 	1975
The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune) 	Henri Guybet 	Pvt. Tassin 	Footage from The Seventh Company Has Been Found	1977
The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune) 	Pierre Mondy 	Sgt. Chaudard 	Footage from The Seventh Company Has Been Found	1977
A Captain's Honor (L'Honneur d'un capitaine) 	 	French soldiers 	 	1982
Diên Biên Phú 	 	French paratroopers 	 	1992
Les Misérables 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1995
Deserter 	 	FLN rebel 	 	2002
The Quiet American 	 	French soldiers 	 	2002
Our Own (Svoi) 	 	Polizei 	Converted for 7.62x39, with AKM magazine 	2004
Days of Glory 	 	Colonial Tiralleurs 	 	2006
Intimate Enemies 	Albert Dupontel 	Sgt. Dougnac 	 	2007
Intimate Enemies 	 	French soldiers 	 	2007
Dnieper Line: Love and War 	 	German soldiers 	Converted for 7.62x39, with AKM magazine 	2009
Djinns (Stranded) 	Matthias Van Khache	Pvt. Malovitch 	 	2010
Dunkirk 	 	French soldiers 	 	2017
===Video Games===
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| World War II Online: Battleground Europe || || || || 2001
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| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One || "Chatellerault" || || || 2005
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| Forgotten Hope 2 || || Infantry and AA mount versions || Added in v2.6 (2022) || 2007
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| 7554 || || || || 2011
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|Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades||"Chatellerault" || || || 2016
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| Squad 44: Letters From The Front || || || Introduced in Plan Jaune update || 2018
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| Enlisted || "Chatellerault M24/29" || || || 2021
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Category:Gun
Category:Machine Gun