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That open sided mag had to be great in the muddy trenches. Who designed this thing?!?! - and who approved this thing for use?!?!?
Those mags can't have fired for but a couple of seconds with so little ammo.
One is meant to just hold down the trigger until it's empty. The Chauchet was one of the first of what we would know as a light machinegun. Mobility in order to support advances was the designated role.
In a world of bolt action rifles, the ability to lay down controlled bursts was a big firepower multiplier.
The 20 round magazine would be acceptable for the period. Same capacity as what the M1918A2 BAR was issued with in WW2 and Korea, and only slightly less than the many light machineguns with 30 round magazines that were used for decades after (and in some cases into the current day.)
It's pretty slow firing for full auto