M63 ground mount

{{short description|Firearm component used by the United States Marine Corps}}

The '''M63 ground mount''' is a four-legged anti-aircraft [[Weapon mount#Tripod|weapon mount]] used on the [[M2 Browning machine gun|M2HB Browning machine gun]].

The tripod itself weighs 65 kg (144 lb) and has a height of 106.7 cm (42 in) with M2. It has a maximum elevation of 85°, depression of 29° and traverse of 360°.{{cn|date=November 2025}}

The mount could be used against both ground and aerial targets and users included the British Army.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jane's Defence Weekly |date=July 1988 |publisher=Jane's Publishing Company |page=264 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Jane_s_Defence_Weekly/orhDAQAAIAAJ |language=en}}</ref> It was produced by Manroy engineering.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons |date=2001 |publisher=Jane's |isbn=978-0-7106-2317-1 |page=353 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Jane_s_Infantry_Weapons/VBG5czZw35kC |language=en}}</ref>

The mount is usually sandbagged in a hole with each leg staked down. Use against ground targets is better suited to the [[M3 tripod]] because the mount tends to be unstable when the gun is fired at low angles.{{cn|date=November 2025}}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==See also== *[[M205 tripod]] *[[M3 tripod]] *[[M2 tripod]] *[[M122 tripod]] *[[M192 Lightweight Ground Mount]]

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