13.2×99mm Hotchkiss Long

Heavy machine gun cartridge 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss Long Three different 13.2 mm cartridges.JPG From left: 13.2 × 99 mm Hotchkiss Long, 13.2 × 96 mm Hotchkiss Short, 13.2 × 92 mm SR Mauser Machine gun cartridge France13.2 x 99 Hotchkiss municion https://reibert.info/threads/13-2x99-i-13-2x96-hotchkiss.315098/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210222184641/https://reibert.info/threads/13-2x99-i-13-2x96-hotchkiss.315098/ 2021-02-22 2022-01-10 reibert.info 1926–1949 See Users World War II Hotchkiss et Cie / Société Française des Munitions 1925 13.2×96mm Hotchkiss Short13.2 x 96.25 Hotchkiss municion http://www.municion.org/13_2x99/13_2x96.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190330002134/http://www.municion.org/13_2x99/13_2x96.htm 2019-03-30 2022-01-10 municion.org yes 13.5 14.48 18.5 20.2 20.3 2 99.2 136.6 yes gram 52 solid 790 16319 The 13.2 × 99 mm Hotchkiss Long (also known as: 13.2 Mle. 1930, 13.2 Breda, 13.2 Japanese, etc), is a heavy machine gun cartridge developed by France during the interwar period for the Hotchkiss 13.2 mm machine gun. It saw major use as a heavy machine gun cartridge from the 1930s throughout WWII by a variety of nations due to the export success of the 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun, but was eventually superseded in popularity by the 12.7 × 99 mm Browning (.50 BMG) after the war and eventually disappeared once the Browning cartridge became NATO standard.13.2 x 96.25 Hotchkiss municion http://www.municion.org/13_2x99/13_2x96.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190330002134/http://www.municion.org/13_2x99/13_2x96.htm 2019-03-30 2022-01-10 municion.org History The 13.2 × 99 mm Hotchkiss cartridge was developed in 1925 by the company Hotchkiss et Cie and the French Society of Ammunition "Société Française des Munitions" (SFM) as part of a longer development period to produce a modern heavy machine gun cartridge for the in-development 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun. By 1926 the new weapon entered production and quickly gained popularity. By 1935 the weapon and a license to produce it had been purchased by both Italy and Imperial Japan, becoming the Breda Model 1931 machine gun and Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun in each respective country. Even though the cartridge saw massive success on the export market, the French military found it to wear out gun barrels too quickly and launched a project to revamp the cartridge. This eventually lead to Hotchkiss replacing the design with a slightly shortened version in 1935, becoming the 13.2 × 96 mm Hotchkiss "Short". This shortened version featured the same overall dimensions as the original cartridge but featured a slightly shortened neck and a reworked projectile shape, resulting in less wear on the gun barrel when firing. The introduction of this new design did not however stop continued use and production of the 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss "Long" cartridge by countries whom had already adopted it and in 1939 the cartridge saw new interest on the export market due to the newly developed 13.2 mm FN Browning aircraft machine gun, which was offered in both 12.7 × 99 mm Browning and 13.2 × 99 mm Hotchkiss "Long". During WWII the 13.2 × 99 mm Hotchkiss cartridge saw major use in combat by both Allied and Axis forces, mainly being used in 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine guns and its license produced derivatives. By the end of the war however the cartridge started being superseded by the very similar 12.7 × 99 mm Browning cartridge as used in the spreading American .50 M2 Browning heavy machine gun, eventually leading to the death of both 13.2 mm Hotchkiss cartridges post war. Cartridge types +Combat ammunitionCartridgeOriginTypeSourceBalle de serviceFranceBallFull metal jacketLa mitrailleuse Browning FN Fabrique Nationale Herstal 1939 Belgium 24, 25 French XII. Les munitions F.N. calibre 13,2 mm Balle perforanteFranceAPArmour-piercingBalle traçanteFranceTTracerBalle perforante traçanteFranceAP-TArmour-piercing tracerBalle incendiaireFranceIIncendiaryBalle explosive traçanteBelgiumHEF-THigh-explosive fragmentation tracer13,2 mm granat m/44SwedenAP-HEIArmour-piercing high-explosive incendiarySahlberg Christian 13,2x99 http://www.amkat.se/index.php?Env=Ammo&Latest_Id=247&Latest_Text=&Latest_Calibre=13,2x99&Latest_Projectile_Type=API amkat.se 2023-01-17 Users Chile13.2 x 99 Hotchkiss municion http://www.municion.org/13_2x99/13_2x99.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190330002307/http://www.municion.org/13_2x99/13_2x99.htm 2019-03-30 2022-01-10 municion.org France – Used in the Mitrailleuse de 13.2 mm CA mle 1930. Italy – Used in the Breda Model 1931 machine gun. Empire of Japan - Used in the Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun. Mexico Poland – Used in the 13.2 mm wz.30. Republic of China (1912–1949) Romania – Used in the 13.2 mm FN Browning. Sweden – Used in the 13,2 mm kulspruta M/ItAmregister Fl, Ammunitionsregister för flottan, 1947 års upplaga Ammunitionssektionen vid marinförvaltningens artilleribyrå 1947 Stockholm and 13,2 mm automatkanon m/39. Weapons in 13.2×99mm 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun 13.2 mm Breda Model 1931 machine gun 13.2 mm Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun 13.2 mm Type 3 aircraft machine gun 13.2 mm FN Browning aircraft machine gun See also .50 BMG M2 Browning Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm References Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Military cartridges Category:Anti-materiel cartridges 13.2