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UPLS - Chauchat M1918

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The C.S.R.G M1918, or the Chauchat M1918, was an American light machine gun
that was adapted from the original french Chauchat in 8mm Lebel, to .30-06,
because the U.S. didn't have enough machine guns going into the war.

These guns had issues with overheating, jamming up and becoming unusable
after ~300+ shots were fired. (the french chauchats had this issue aswell)
They also had immense recoil, which was even worse than the french in 8mm Lebel,
it is very hard to get a good sight picture, and the bipod is very tall
forcing the shooter into an uncomfortable position.

C&Rsenal did a series called 'Project lightening' taking a look at various WW1 machine guns, such as the BAR 1918, MG 08/15, Hotchkiss mk1*, Chauchat (8mm Lebel), Chauchat (.30-06),
the Lewis Gun and the Madsen.
out of all of these guns the Chauchat in .30-06 was by far the worst at (almost) everything.

How to Load and Fire:
Insert Magazine (rock it in from the back, its a bit stiff)
Pull back Charging Handle
Fire (semi-auto, or full-auto)

Remember to let go of the trigger after firing in full-auto, its a toggle
so if you forget the gun will fire the moment you put in a new mag and rack
the charging handle back.

I recommend disabling hovering highlights, it lets you see the gun a lot better.
Open pause menu, go to Settings, and in 'General' there is 'Show hovering highlights'.

Links about the gun
"Primer 100: U.S, Chauchat 1918" - C&Rsenal
".30-06 M1918 American Chauchat - Doughboys Go to France" - Forgotten Weapons

Project Lightening 100 Yard Accuracy Test (Chauchat M1918 segment)
Project Lightening Walking Fire Test (Chauchat M1918 segment)
^ C&Rsenal & Forgotten Weapons ^

Object Count: 311 (including ammunition)

this contraption but with the parts visible

This requires 'Quality of Life Items', but you don't need it turned on in-game.