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Reibel machine gun

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The MAC mle 1931, officially the Mitrailleuse modele 1931, was a French machine gun used in French tanks of the World War II era as well as in fortifications such as the Maginot Line. It is also known as the JM Reibel, after the twin-gun mounting frame used in JM cloche cupolas on the Maginot Line, while the MAC mle 1931 name refers to the gun itself. Fixed fortifications standardized on the twin JM mount, while tanks and other armored vehicles generally carried a single gun. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
7.5x54mm 1
Caliber
7.5×54mm French 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Weapon Class
Machine gun 1
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1. Wikipedia: Reibel machine gun
  • service status
    The MAC mle 1931, officially the Mitrailleuse modele 1931, was a French machine gun used in French tanks of the World War II era as well as in fortifications such as the Maginot Line
  • caliber
    cartridge = 7.5×54mm French 7.5x55mm Swiss
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War II
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Indochina War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
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2. Wikidata: Reibel machine gun
Wikidata Q644200, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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