Quadmount

Quadmount

The M45 Quadmount (nicknamed the "meat chopper" for its high rate of fire) was a weapon used in World War II, consisting of four M2 Browning machine guns mounted on a wheeled platform or vehicle.

External links

* [http://www.robertsarmory.com/quad.htm M45 Quadmount]

ee also

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