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If i remeber correctly, Chauchat was hated for often jamming.
I hate the fact the Lebel rifle doesn't use clips, makes reloading annoying.
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Quote from: Rokker on July 27, 2013, 01:19:40 pmLets just all hope the French are not stuck with Chauchat model 1915s. They would have a hard time equipped with "the worlds worst gun"Spoiler [close]Actually, it's not a terrible gun at all. If you read Pétain's 1917 survey of French weapons, many regiments called it a very effective offensive and defensive weapon. It was noted as being useful providing flanking fire, defending conquered trenches, and during offensives, using walking fire. Many Chauchats were noted to have fired thousands of rounds perfectly during combat. They did note some stoppages due to lip deformation and dirt, but it's not as common as people nowadays think it was. I believe that the bad reputation of the gun stems from the American model, Mle 18, which converted the Chauchat to using the US .30-06. It didn't work out and had tons of issues due to the .30-06 being more powerful 8mm Lebel and just poor manufacturing. Pretty much it was useless and really did jam after a couple rounds like the myths say. Even though American troops were primarily armed with the original French Mle 15 with Lebel rounds, a few Mle 18s were sent to the front lines. Most likely they never saw combat but you can imagine how reporters would swarm over the guys unlucky enough to be assigned with a gun that won't even fire properly. Mle 18s were always thrown away and it is my guess that the reports of Mle18 were more widely published so the reputation of a gun that jams every few seconds spread to the name of the Chauchat, both Mle 15 and 18. It's either that or American Chauchat gunners were just shit at cleaning their Chauchats and weren't given the training to use them as effectively as their French counterparts did. So no, it isn't a great gun. But it's far from a bad weapon. It's jamming issues were over exaggerated. Also, think about it this way. Both the French and German armies realized the need for a light automatic weapon. The Germans spent the entire war developing the MP 18 and even when it was done, it came out few in number. The French grabbed a pre-war design that could be made out of scraps and were immediately able to manufacture thousands and provide them to troops all over Europe. There's a book called Honour Bound: Chauchat Machine Rifle where you can read more about this.
Lets just all hope the French are not stuck with Chauchat model 1915s. They would have a hard time equipped with "the worlds worst gun"Spoiler [close]
France cuz Hitler fought for Austria/Germany
No, I would recommend removing a faction to reduce the lag. I would suggest removing France.
Quote from: Prince_Eugen on February 18, 2014, 06:40:59 pmIf i remeber correctly, Chauchat was hated for often jamming.The jamming is simulated in game by the rubberbanding Quote from: joer5835 on February 18, 2014, 06:39:34 pmI hate the fact the Lebel rifle doesn't use clips, makes reloading annoying.But, that 8-round capacity!
France because I'm French.What did you expect honestly
Quote from: Killington on February 18, 2014, 07:30:38 pmQuote from: Prince_Eugen on February 18, 2014, 06:40:59 pmIf i remeber correctly, Chauchat was hated for often jamming.The jamming is simulated in game by the rubberbanding Quote from: joer5835 on February 18, 2014, 06:39:34 pmI hate the fact the Lebel rifle doesn't use clips, makes reloading annoying.But, that 8-round capacity! makes reloading even more tedious as you have to manually load 8 rounds, yes you can shoot longer but I prefer a quick reload.
Quote from: joer5835 on February 18, 2014, 10:13:56 pmQuote from: Killington on February 18, 2014, 07:30:38 pmQuote from: Prince_Eugen on February 18, 2014, 06:40:59 pmIf i remeber correctly, Chauchat was hated for often jamming.The jamming is simulated in game by the rubberbanding Quote from: joer5835 on February 18, 2014, 06:39:34 pmI hate the fact the Lebel rifle doesn't use clips, makes reloading annoying.But, that 8-round capacity! makes reloading even more tedious as you have to manually load 8 rounds, yes you can shoot longer but I prefer a quick reload.Yes but if you need 1 round quickly then the Lebel is the rifle you want