VM.9-2010 (FORMERLY TM 9-223) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL MANUAL 000044 MULTIPLE CAL. .50 MACHINE GUN MOUNTS M45, M45C, M45D, AND M45F MULTIPLE CAL. 50 MACHINE GUN TRAILER MOUNT M55 AND MOUNT TRAILER M20 crty thsTecusican Mayvav} DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 9-2010 J Wasureton 25, D. C.,4 December 1953 MULTIPLE CAL. .50 MACHINE GUN MOUNTS M45, M45C, M45D, AND M45F; MULTIPLE CAL. .50 MACHINE GUN TRAILER MOUNT M55; AND MOUNT TRAILER M20 Cuarren 1. INTRODUCTION, Paragraphs Page Section 1. General as 13 3 IT. Description and data £60011 Cnarrux 2, OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS, Section I. Service upon receipt of materiel. 79 88 1L. Controls... : 10, 11 24 ALL, Operating under usual conditions 12-228 LV. Operation under unsual eonditi - 8828 ag Capron 3. ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE iN. STRUCTIONS Section I. Parts, special tools, aud equipment. for operation i and organizational maintenance... =. 28-825 ‘ II. Lubrication and painting. 83-3552 i UL, Preventive maintenance services 36-4165 : I. Trouble shooting... 244078 ij Electrical system, See 45-48 79 | VI. Batteries and hydrometer. 49-51 88 VIL. Power charger group... 52-56 92 f VIII. Trunnion group. . i . 8769 101 i IX. Power drive group. oe 60-62 108, ! X. Seat and seat roller group. =. 6865 110 ‘ XI. Armor shields (bat wins) 66-68 12 i XII. Firing mechanism...” ‘i 6o-71 1d i XII. Trailer wheel and wheel bracket group 7275 120 i XIV, Trailer electrical system... : 76-79 125 } XY. Trailer body and frame group. 80-83 128 13 XVI. Trailer equipment. cease 8489 132 if Caarrer 4, MATERIEL USED LN CONNECTION WITH MOUNTS Mis, M45C, M45D, AND MA5F. Section T. Cal. .50 machine guns and ammunition chests... 90-92 140 Il. Sighting and fire control instwuments..___- 93-101 143, Crarren 5, SHIPMENT AND LIMITED STORAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF MATERIEI TO PRE- VENT ENEMY USE, Section I. Shipment and limited storage... 102-108 59 ! JI. Destruction of materiel to prevent enemy use. 106-108 471 i APPENDIX, REFERENCES. ee 175 i TNDEX.___: sete a 178 t c,ihis manual supersedes TM.2:228, 27 July 19443 thone portions of TM 9-769, 16 September h Te manleding € 1,17 December 1951, pertaining to the materiel covered herein, TB 221. FEL, 15 March 1945; and TH 9-189-1, 4 October 1950,CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Section I. GENERAL 1, Scope 4. These instructions are published for the information and guid- ‘nee of the personnel to whom the materiel is issued. ‘They contain information on the operation and organizational maintenance of the tnultiple cal. .50 machine gun mounts M45, M45C, M45D, and M4s¥ (figs. 1, 2, 8, and 4), mount trailer M20 (fig. 5), and the multiple cal, -50 machine gun trailer mount, M58 (figs. 6 and 7). 2. The appendix contains a list of current references, including sup- bly catalogs, technical manuals, andl other available publications appli- cable to the materiel. JAMMUNITION iCHest 2 BROWNING CAL, 50 "MACHINE GUN Nia ‘HEAVY. BARREL” "TORREY TYPE PAPO 1593648 Figure 1. Muitipte cat. .50 machine gun mount M45—left-front view.