The M63 ground mount is a four-legged anti-aircraft weapon mount used on the 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°.

The mount is usually sandbagged in a hole with each leg staked down. Use against ground targets is better suited to the M3 tripod

M3 tripod

The M3 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. The M3 tripod has a total weight of 20 kilograms . The XM205 tripod is intended to replace it.-See also:*XM205 tripod*M2 tripod...

 because the mount tends to be unstable when the gun is fired at low angles.

See also

• XM205 tripod
  XM205 tripod
  The XM205 Lightweight Tripod for Heavy Machine Guns is the planned replacement for the current M3 tripod in support of the M2 machine gun and Mk 19 grenade launcher used in the United States armed forces...
  
  
• M3 tripod
  M3 tripod
  The M3 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. The M3 tripod has a total weight of 20 kilograms . The XM205 tripod is intended to replace it.-See also:*XM205 tripod*M2 tripod...
  
  
• M2 tripod
  M2 Tripod
  The M2 Tripod is a U.S. machine gun tripod originally used with the Browning M1919 infantry machine gun. Since then, it has seen several redesigns, but remained largely the same. In this fashion, the M2 tripod has seen combat service in every conflict the U.S. Army and Marine Corps has been...
  
  
• M122 tripod
  M122 tripod
  The M122 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M60, M240 and M249 series machine guns. The M122 weighs 7.3 kilograms . The M122 tripod has started to be replaced by the M192 Lightweight Ground Mount, an advanced lightweight tripod fielded in the early 2000s....
  
  
• M192 Lightweight Ground Mount
  M192 Lightweight Ground Mount
  The M192 Lightweight Ground Mount is a tripod fielded by the United States armed forces. It was designed and developed by Capco, Incorporated under contract through Picatinny Arsenal to replace the M122 tripod. The United States Army named the tripod one of 2005's top ten inventions...