Description

1/16 M16 Multiple-Gun Motor Carriage

Trumpeter 00911

Excludes allglues,paintsandtoolsnecessary to assemble.

Half-track is a vehicle that utilizes both tracks and wheels as running gear. In the early 30s, The U.S. Army purchased a license to develop half-tracks and experimented with half-track adapters. The mobility of the vehicle improved markedly when using these adapters. The best-known American half-tracks were the M series made as a standardized design by Autocar, Diamond T, International and White. The M series had a similar front end to the White M3A1 Scout Car but used more powerful engines: a 147bhp 6.3-litre White AX in the Autocar, Diamond T, and White, and a 143bhp 1HC in the International. Each version had four-speed gearboxes with two-speed transfer boxes and drive to the front axle as well as the tracked bogie. The M series half-tracks were widely used by US forces in most theatres of the war and were also supplied under the Lend-Lease Program to Great Britain, Canada and the Soviet Union. A total of 41,170 were made. The M16 quad mount version of the half-track proved very successful and became the standard light anti-aircraft armoured vehicle.

• Scale: 1:16
• Item Type: Static Armor
• Model Brief: Length: 413mm Width: 156mm Height: 168mm
• Total Parts: 482pcs
• Metal Parts: Cast metal chassis frames, numerous screws and stamping can mount racks and hinges
• Photo Etched Parts: one large fret
• Total Sprues: 25 sprues plus cabs, compartment, chassis, rubber tires, rubber tracks, wheels
• Paint Schemes:
  • M-16, 4th Inf. Div.
  • M-16, 15th AAA Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, 1951
  • M-16, 21 AAA, Korea, 1953
• Released Date: 2008-07
• More Features: New compartment with interior details for M45D weapon mount, Full drive train assembly complete with engine transmission.