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M45 quad mount

Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons

The M45 quad mount is a towed anti aircraft gun consisting of four .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on either side of an armored, open topped gunner's compartment with electrical laying, developed by the W. L. Maxson Corporation to replace the earlier M33 twin mount. Introduced in 1944 and designed as an anti aircraft weapon, it was also used against ground targets, where it earned the nicknames meat chopper and Krautmower, and it remained in service as late as the Vietnam War.

Facts
Weapon Class
towed quad anti-aircraft machine gun mount 1
Introduced Year
1944 1
Caliber Class
Small Arms 1
Classification
Caliber
.50 BMG 1
Caliber
.50 caliber 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Turkish Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: M45 Quadmount (Maxson)
United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: M45 Quadmount (Maxson)

Used In

First Indochina War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M45 quad mount
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M45 quad mount
Korean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M45 quad mount
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M45 quad mount
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M45 quad mount
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia: M45 quad mountInfobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
United States
Sources
1. Wikipedia: M45 quad mount
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: type
    Anti-aircraft gun, heavy machine gun
  • Lead and body text
    The M45 quad mount is a towed anti-aircraft gun consisting of four .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on either side of an armored open-top gunner's compartment with electrical laying.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)
  • Lead section
    The M45 quad mount is a towed anti-aircraft gun consisting of four .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on either side of an armored open-top gunner's compartment with electrical laying. It was developed by the W.
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War
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Wikidata: M45 quad mount
Wikidata Q423027, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: M45 Quadmount (Maxson)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Turkish Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Israel; Turkey; United States ]
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Israel; Turkey; United States ]
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