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|type=Light machine gun |is_ranged=yes |service= 1916 - 1944
|used_by=France, United States, Poland, Belgium, Serbia, Romania, Greece,
Finland |wars=World War I, Polish-Soviet War, Winter War, Continuation War,
Vietnam War |designer= |design_date=1908 |manufacturer=Gladiator, SIDARME
|production_date= 1915 - 1927 |number= 262,000 |variants= Mle 1918
(cal..30-06)
Chauchat (Polish) (cal.7,92 x 57 mm Mauser)
Chauchat (Belgium) 7,65 x 54 mm Mauser. |weight= |length= |part_length=
|cartridge=8 x 50 mm R Lebel, others |action=Long recoil with gas assist
|rate= ~ 240 round/min |velocity= 630 m/s |range= 200 m |max_range= 2000 m
|feed=20 round magazine |sights=
}}
The Chauchat (pronounced 'show-shah') was a light machine gun used mainly
by the French Army but also by seven other nations, including the USA,
during and after World War I. Its formal designation in the French Army was
Fusil-Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG. It was als
