The M45 was the second multiple gun mount that W.L. Maxson invented. The first was the M33 twin .50 caliber mount, which was standardized by Army Ordnance on 2-26-1942 as the Twin Caliber .50 Multiple Machine Gun Mount. It was primarily mounted on the M13 halftrack.

It was developed by the W. L. Maxson Corporation to replace the earlier M33 twin mount (also from Maxson). [2] Although designed as an anti-aircraft weapon, it was also used against ground targets, where it earned the nicknames "meat chopper" and "Krautmower". [2] Introduced in 1944, it saw even service as late as the Vietnam War.

2021年2月14日 · The first was the M33 twin .50 caliber mount, which was standardized by Army Ordnance on 2-26-1942 as the Twin Caliber .50 Multiple Machine Gun Mount. It was primarily mounted on the M13 halftrack.

2019年7月19日 · By accident I've stumbled on the M33 Maxson mount in British service, the twin 0.50" precursor of the quad 0.50"M45 Maxson mount. The M33 was placed on the M13 and M14 half tracks (the latter intended for British service) and the M45 was used on the M16 half tracks.

3 天之前 · At the beginning of World War II, the US Army had the M33 twin gun, but two guns were not enough for this rapidly developing war, so the WLMaxson company developed the M45 Quadmount. The Quadmount has an electric turret system powered by …

2024年6月7日 · 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 M45 Quadmount was a weapon mounting consisting of four of the "HB", or "heavy barrel" .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on each side of an open, electrically powered turret. It was developed by the W. L. Maxson Corporation to replace the earlier M33 twin mount. Wikipedia Caliber: 0.50 in (12.7 mm)

Left side trunnion gear, for the M33 Twin and M45 Quad Mount. Replace that torched cut or broken gear.

Mount, Sight, MK18, for the M33 Twin Mount and M45 Quad Mount. US GI, NOS Condition.

2020年6月12日 · The Maxon Automatic Machine Company developed a twin mount for the .50 M2 Heavy Machine Gun, adopted in 1940 as the M33. While the M33 was successful, there was a desire for increased firepower. Maxon further developed the mount to include another two machine guns, creating the M45 Quadmount, adopted in 1942.