The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed in 1938 on the platform of the GAZ-AAA 6x4 truck. Its weapon was the 7.62 mm M.1931 4M ZPU, a quadruple mounting of Maxim machine guns that Fedor Tokarev developed in 1928 as a light anti-aircraft weapon and that was adopted in 1938. The four barrels gave a very high rate of fire, so the mount was effective against low-flying targets without skilful aiming, and it could also be depressed to fire at ground targets. The conversion was only a stop-gap, used until more dedicated anti-aircraft weapons could be developed and fielded. Later versions carried a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun, and the same quad mount was also fitted to the four-by-two GAZ-MM and to GAZ-60 half-tracks.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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1. Tank Encyclopedia (Truck Encyclopedia): GAZ-AAA Truck (1934), Soviet Light 6x4 Utility Truck
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was an improvized SPAAs fitted with a crude bolted set-up, the 4M quadruple Maxim MG mount, improvised.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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The GAZ-AAA (4M) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft truck developed by the Soviet Union in 1938, based on the GAZ-AAA truck platform.
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