Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744) with one Command Rifle team, six 8mm mle 1914 HMG teams, one Small base & four Medium bases. With the mortar platoon, the machine-gun platoons of each battalion"s fourth company provide close support to the Infantry, Vichy or Gaullist. The Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon is armed with the ever sturdy and reliable 8mm Hotchkiss mle 1914, the standard heavy machine-gun of the French Army since World War One. Capable of firing up to 500 rounds per minute, the weapon could be feed by either a 24 round strip or via a 250 round articulated metal belt. Doctrine teaches us that using these guns in defence will see off enemy attacks, but they are also a critical component for an attack.