Quadmount
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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. Another version consists of the same wheeled platform but instead of standing up behind the leg pod, the gunner would sit down, and remove the pod. The two handles in the center of the quadmount articulate to traverse and elevate the gun and house the firing triggers. Rotating the handles forward depresses the gun barrels, while rotating back performs elevation. Pushing the left handle forward rotates the quadmount clockwise looking down while pushing the right handle forward rotates the quadmount counter-clockwise looking downward. The speed of elevation and traverse is proportional to the amount of movement of the handles. The gun itself fires about 500 to 1000 rpm (Rounds per minute). This gun was also used in Vietnam and still is sometimes used today. A smaller version, however, was made especially for the Vietnam war and consists of two gun barrels only. This gun is called the Vulcan M45 Dualmount, and was efficient for mounting on boats.
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It is featured in the movie Waterworld.
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