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  1. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower Member

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    What is this? Does anyone know? Martin? TA? Anybody?
     
    Eisenhower, Dec 5, 2003
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  2. Erich

    Erich Alte Hase

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    it appears to me to be a red X in some sort of box, within another larger box....... ?

    :D
     
    Erich, Dec 5, 2003
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  3. Erich

    Erich Alte Hase

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    hey it just came up ! eeeeeeeeek :eek: US quad.50's on a mobil mount
     
    Erich, Dec 5, 2003
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  5. T. A. Gardner

    T. A. Gardner Genuine Chief

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    Well, it is a standard quad .50 Maxson mount model 45. I can't tell you which version (A - F) it is. They are all similar except in detail.
    The trailer is not an M55. That one looks very square and has two closely spaced wheels on each side. I would suspect it is homemade by the owner of the mount.
     
    T. A. Gardner, Dec 5, 2003
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  6. Alpha_Cluster

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    looks like a big red X to me though!
     
    Alpha_Cluster, Dec 8, 2003
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  7. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    I could be very wrong here but wasn't it nicknamed the 'meat Chopper' ?
     
    Martin Bull, Dec 8, 2003
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    Like the rear of a 6 wheel drive Dodge WC? First time I saw such a photo I thought it was a truck mounted system.
     
    Lustmolch, Dec 9, 2003
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  9. BratwurstDimSum

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    Yep nice big Red X, often painted on M4s (unneccessarily) to aid Germans in PzkpwIVs for target practice. :D
     
    BratwurstDimSum, Dec 10, 2003
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  10. Alpha_Cluster

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    Yah
     
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