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Old 04-04-05, 11:05
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Default LMG mount in use

Often mistaken for a lifting device for spare tyres, the AALMG (anti-aircraft light machine gun mount) on CMPs and other Australian vehicles was a counterbalanced device, usually located over a hatch on a CMP and was suitable for guns such as bren.

Here's a shot from the information board at the Army Tank Museum at Puckapunyal of a White Scout Car modified as an armoured observation post.
The interesting detail of course is the AALMG.

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Default LMG

Hey Keith,
Does the hook on the counter balance go under the top handle or under the barrel?
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Old 06-04-05, 01:25
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My eyes aren't that good!

But it looks like it's under the barrel with part of the hook around the handle.
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