M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage
Traverse 60° per second. 400-500 rounds per minute. Range of 7,200 yards. Interrupter switches prevented guns from firing when entering drivers compartment area. Used Maxson turret on a M45 Mount.
The gunner would sit on a seat reclined at 45°. The sight was positioned so that the gunner could follow the sight so he wouldn't have to move. The control grips were on a handlebar that were located on a post between his knees. By rotating the handlebar would rotate the gun or raise and lower it.
Sides would fold down when in use. Two cargo boxes at the rear.
Provided air defence primarily in Europe.
| M16 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, gunner, loaders (2) |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 19,800 lb 9 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 21' 4" 6.5 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7' 8" 2.34 m1 |
| Width | 7' 1" 2.16 m1 |
| Ground clearance | 11 3/16" |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 4: .50 cal M2 MG |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | .45 Submachine gun M1903 .30 Rifle 3: M1 Carbines Grenades |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 5,000 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | .45: 420 Grenades: 36 |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | Front: 121 Side: 121 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 12.72 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 6 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 6 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 6 |
| Hull Rear | 6 |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | 6.35 |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | White 160AX |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | 1281 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, 60°/second |
| Max Speed | 45 mph 67 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 180-215 miles |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | -10° to 90° |
| Fording depth | 2' 8" |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | 1' |
| Suspension (Type) | Vertical volute |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | 135.5" |
| Production | 1942-43 White: 724 |
Sources:
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
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