Chauchat

The Chauchat also known as Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG is a French light machine gun in Post Scriptum.

It was first developed in 1915 and widely used in WWI. It's appearance in WWII was not until 1940 where it was issued as the standard machine gun for the third line of infantry.

The Chauchat often broke down, because of its open cartridges and the vulnerability to dust and mud this design choice created, although some closed cartridges had been produced, a lot of open cartridges still remained in operation.

The Chauchat gunners job is it to lay the enemy under heavy barrages, while the own troops gain room to advance.

Eventhough the French military classified the Chauchat as a weaker gun, compared to enemy and allied machine guns, it saw it's superiority in the light weight of the gun (~9kg) and the good mobility it provided.