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Need identification help with 13.2 mm cases

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Hoeksel

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I am trying to figure out what WW2 era 13.2 mm cases I have in my collection. I am not sure about the correct designation and I could use some help.

On the picture from left to right:

13.2x93R20 German 1944 steel case. It is apparantly shorter than other 13.2 mm cases to deal with the larger projectile. Should be Hotchkiss, is this correct? Is MG132 an official designation for the gun used with this ammunition?
13.2x96R20 Belgium 1937, should be the Hotchkiss M1935.
13.2x96R20 France 1935, should be the Hotchkiss M1935.
13.2x99R20 France 1933, should be the Hotchkiss M1925.
13.2x99R20 Britisch 1928, should be the Hotchkiss M1925.
13.2x99R20 Japanese, should be the Hotchkiss M1925.
13.2x101R20 Belgium 1940. It is clearly longer, what is this? It has headstamp 13.2 H so it is Hotchkiss.
13.2x99R20 Italian 1940. Is this a Breda M31? The case has a clearly different shoulder.
 

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#1 is "MG 13.2" not MG132. The case is shorter because the German projectile basically had a driving band.
 
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