4M (artillery)

The GAZ-AAA (4M) quad 7.62mm Maxim anti-aircraft truck was a Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon developed by the Soviet Union in 1938,[1] based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.

History

In 1928, Fedor Tokarev developed a quad mount for the 7.62×54mmR PM M1910 machine gun for use as a light anti-aircraft weapon, which was adopted in 1938[2] as the 7.62mm M.1931 4M ZPU.[3] The 4M ZPU was mounted on a GAZ-AAA truck to create a mobile AA weapon.

Specifications (7.62 mm M.1931 4M ZPU)
  • Crew 3 (Commander, Gunner & Loader)
  • Elevation: -10° to +85°
  • Traverse: 360°
  • Gun Sight: Ring
  • Gun Mount: Rotating metal frame
  • Weight: 460 kg
  • Rate of Fire: 2.400 r.p.m.
  • Maximum Ceiling: 1.400 m
  • Maximum Ground Range: 1.600 m

Variants

Later versions of the anti-aircraft truck equipped the 12.7×108mm DShK machine gun.[1][4]

The quad-Maxim mount was also used on the 4x2 GAZ-MM and GAZ-60 half-tracks.[5]

References
  1. "Miniart 1/35 scale Kit No. 35177; GAZ-AAA w/Quad M4 Maxim Review by Cookie Sewell". Missing-lynx.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. "MiniArt 1/35 GAZ-AAA Truck w/Quad M4 Maxim Gun Kit". Militarymodeldepot.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. "7.62mm M.1931 4M (ZPU)n". Quartermastersection.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. "GAZ-AAA with DSHK m.1938". Zebrano-model.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. "4М-ГАЗ-ААА | World of Man Dreams".
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