Reibel machine gun
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| Reibel machine gun | |
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 Preserved mitrailleuse mle 31 in the Saumur armour museum |
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| Type | Machine gun |
| Place of origin |  France |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 11.8 kg |
| Length | 1.03 m |
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| Cartridge | 7.5x54 French |
| Caliber | 7.5 mm |
| Rate of fire | 750 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 830 m/s (with balle C) |
The Reibel machine gun (official French designation mitrailleuse mle 1931 - "machine gun, model of 1931"), was a machine gun used on French tanks of the World War II era and in fortifications such as the Maginot line. It used the 7.5 mm MAS cartridge and was loaded with 150-round drum magazines. The variant used in fortifications was specifically modified with a different rifling to accommodate the balle D heavy ball type of ammunition.
[edit] Sources
- Ferrard, Stéphane. France 1940 l'armement terrestre, ETAI, 1998, ISBN 2-7268-8380-X
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