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The M45 Quadmount (nicknamed the "meat chopper" and "Krautmower" for its high rate of fire) was a weapon mounting consisting of four of the "HB", or "heavy barrel" .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns (of the M2 Turret Type (TT) variant) mounted in pairs on each side of an open, electrically powered turret. It was developed by the to replace the earlier M33 twin mount (also from Maxson). Although designed as an anti-aircraft weapon, it was also used against ground targets. Introduced in 1943 during World War II, it remained in US service as late as the Vietnam War.

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  • M45 Quadmount (de)
  • M45 Quadmount (in)
  • M45 Quadmount (fr)
  • M45 Quadmount (it)
  • M45 Quadmount (en)
  • M45 Quadmount (pl)
  • M45防空機槍塔 (zh)
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  • Das M45 Quadmount ist ein amerikanisches Vierlings-Fla-MG im Kaliber .50BMG. Es wurde von der United States Army und deren Verbündeten während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg eingesetzt. (de)
  • The M45 Quadmount (nicknamed the "meat chopper" and "Krautmower" for its high rate of fire) was a weapon mounting consisting of four of the "HB", or "heavy barrel" .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns (of the M2 Turret Type (TT) variant) mounted in pairs on each side of an open, electrically powered turret. It was developed by the to replace the earlier M33 twin mount (also from Maxson). Although designed as an anti-aircraft weapon, it was also used against ground targets. Introduced in 1943 during World War II, it remained in US service as late as the Vietnam War. (en)
  • M45 Quadmount (dijuluki "meat chopper" dan "Krautmower" karena kecepatan tembakannya) adalah senjata anti pesawat yang terdiri dari empat senapan mesin M2 Browning yang didesain oleh Maxson. Sistem pengoperasian turet otomatis M45 ditenagai listrik dari baterai berdaya 6 volt yang dapat diisi ulang. Senjata ini dioperasikan tiga orang kru: satu penembak dan dua pengongkang. Amunisi magazen "Tombstone" M45 bisa menampung 200 peluru dan magazen standar menampung 100 peluru, dilengkapi sabuk amunisi M2/M9. Rata-rata tembakannya 450-550 peluru per menit, efektif untuk serangan terhadap pesawat serang darat dan target infanteri daratan. (in)
  • La M45 Quadmount era una torretta antiaerea ad azionamento elettrico dotata di 4 mitragliatrici Browning M2HB montate in coppia su ogni lato. Essa fu costruita dalla Maxon Manufacturing Co. di New York per sostituire la precedente M33. (it)
  • M45 Quadmount – amerykański poczwórnie sprzężony składający się z czterech karabinów M2 kalibru 12,7 mm, wykorzystywany m.in. podczas II wojny światowej i wojny koreańskiej. Broń montowano na przyczepach M20 (M55) oraz M17 (M51), a także na podwoziu pojazdu M3 Halftrack (M16 MGMC i M17 MGMC). (pl)
  • M45防空機槍塔以四挺白朗寧M2重機槍所構成,美國稱槍塔及機槍總成為「M45 Quadmount」(Quad 50/Quad Fifty),由美國Maxon公司製造,多置於裝甲車或拖車以便利其機動性。 (zh)
  • Le M45 Quadmount est un équipement militaire de lutte antiaérienne composé de quatre mitrailleuses Browning M2 montées en une paire de chaque côté d'une tourelle mue par énergie électrique, l'affut Maxon. Destiné à être embarqué sur des véhicules, il connut ses heures de gloire dans la version l'associant au Halftrack M3 : le M16 MGMC (Multiple Gun Motor Carriage). L'usage anti-infanterie se montra plus efficace que sa destination initiale, obtenant le surnom de meat chopper (« découpeur de viande »), malgré son blindage faible. (fr)
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