M45 quad mount vs ZPU: Specs Compared

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M45 quad mount — licensed reference photograph

AAnti-aircraft guns

M45 quad mount

Anti-aircraft gun , heavy machine gun

Credit

B25es · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BAnti-aircraft guns

ZPU

Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun

Credit

Dieter vogeler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

M45 quad mountlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

ZPUlarger figure on 1 of 1

Calibre+14%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 115 rows sourced on both sides

1.1t

Масса, кг 2100

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

1,087 kg

Mass

Single source

2,396 lb (1,087 kg)^[source]

Масса, кг 2100^[source]

two loaders and one gunner

Configuration

Details

M45 quad mount and ZPU configuration
Specification	M45 quad mount	ZPU
Type	Anti-aircraft gun , heavy machine gun^[source]	Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Wars	World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Portuguese Colonial War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict Nicaraguan Revolution 1982 Lebanon War Sino-Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Salvadoran Civil War^[source]	See Wars for wars^[source]
Shell	.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)^[source]

Shell weight	21 oz (.6 kg)^[source]	—

Action	Short recoil-operated^[source]	Short recoil operation^[source]

Elevation	-5° to +90°^[source]	—

Traverse	360°^[source]	—

Feed system	Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)^[source]	150 round belt each^[source]

Manufacturer	Maxon Manufacturing Co.^[source]	Degtyaryov Plant^[source]

In service	—	1949–present^[source]

Used by	—	See Operators for users^[source]

Variants	—	ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4^[source]

Barrels	—	1-4^[source]

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