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Hotchkiss Mle

A Hotchkiss Mle in reality

The Hotchkiss Mle. 1909 machine gun was a French designed light machine gun of the early 20th century, developed and built by Hotchkiss et Cie. The weapon made use of distinct 30-round strip magazines in addition to more common belts.

The weapon was also manufactured in the USA, under the name Benét Mercié M1909 and chambered in .30-06 Springfield.

Battlefield 1

This item has a Codex entry: M1909 Benet Mercie
This item has a Codex entry: Elite M1909 Benet Mercie
"A slow firing, strip fed LMG best used from a distance."

— In-game description

The M1909 Benét-Mercié is a weapon featured in Battlefield 1.

Singleplayer

The M1909 Benét-Mercié is one of the several weapons equipping the Harlem Hellfighters during the campaign prologue, Storm of Steel. The Trench Clearer is a weapon skin unlocked for use in multiplayer upon completing the singleplayer campaign.

Multiplayer

The M1909 is a relatively accurate and controllable weapon. It retains much of its damage over distance but like other light machine guns, the first few shots fired are highly inaccurate. This is resolved by firing continuously, which improves the weapon's accuracy over time. Due to a relatively small magazine of 30, however, it is advised to constantly replenish ammunition and reload whenever possible. The reload of the M1909 is very quick compared to other LMGs though this is offset by a somewhat slower rate of fire.

Three variants of the M1909 Benét-Mercié are featured in multiplayer for the Support kit: Optical, Storm, and Telescopic.

The M1909 Benét-Mercié Storm variant is operated with a foregrip attachment and iron sights. Like all Light Machine Guns in Battlefield 1, the M1909 has the ability to equip Anti-Aircraft sights in place of normal iron sights.

The M1909 Benét-Mercié Telescopic variant is fitted with a tripod for supported shooting, in addition to a medium-power scope. This grants the weapon superior accuracy at a distance compared to its other versions.

The M1909 Benét-Mercié Optical variant is fitted-with a foregrip and a medium-powered scope. It also has lower spread increase per shot than other variants.

An additional Hotchkiss M1914 HMG variant is used on the FT-17 as the operator's alternate weapon for the Close Support and Howitzer packages.

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