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The M45 Quadmount was 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. L. Maxson Corporation to replace the earlier M33 twin mount (also from Maxson). [2]
The featured diorama shows the M55 trailer emplaced for firing on top of an old french bunker, many of which were built throughout all of Vietnam, near the town of Dong Ha. The crew of the quad is nearby - the crew chief, the gunner and two ammo loaders.
Positioned at either end of the airstrip with a company of entrenched Marines between them, the Dusters were greatly admired for the heavy firepower furnished by their twin-mounted 40mm Bofors guns. Geiger’s battery was augmented by four truck-mounted .50-calibre machine guns known as Quad-50s.
14 paź 2020 · The Maxson M45 Quadmount .50 caliber "Meat Chopper" was one of the most effective weapons against low flying aircraft during World War II. It went on to serve extensively in the Korean and...
4 lis 2017 · The M45 Quadmount was developed by the W.L. Maxson Corporation for the US Army. It mounted four .50 calibre M2 Browning Heavy Machine Guns on a lightweight, rotating powered mount. I recently had the opportunity to take a closer look at an M45 while visiting the Menorcan Military Museum.
15 cze 2023 · In Vietnam, M45 Quadmounts found their way onto gun trucks to protect convoys from incoming North Vietnamese planes. By that point, planes were much faster , so Quadmounts relied on their overwhelming amount of firepower, which is one of the keys to surviving an ambush.
M55, nazywane "Quad fifties" były używane głównie do ubezpieczania wysuniętych baz amerykańskich, a także, zamontowane na ciężarówkach, do ochrony konwojów przewożących zaopatrzenie. Do przebazowania "Quada" na statyczną pozycję obronną często używano śmigłowca.
