Year | May 1943 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 3.614 |
Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Two Loaders & Driver) |
Main Armament | 4 x .50 cal M2HB Heavy Machine Guns |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -10° to +90° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Powered 60°/Sec) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | 6.50m |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 5000 x .50 cal |
Height | 2.62m |
Width | 1.98m |
Length | 6.50m |
Combat Weight | 8.600 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.28m |
Fording Depth | 0.81m |
Trench Crossing | 0.76m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.30m |
Climbing Ability | 31° |
Radio | [@radio] |
Armour | Upper Hull Front: 13mm. Lower Hull Front: 6.4mm. Upper Hull Sides: 6.4mm. Lower Hull Sides: 6.4mm. Hull Rear: 6.4mm. Hull Top: Open. Hull Bottom: 6.4mm. Hood: 6.4mm. Gun Shield: 6.4mm.
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Engine | White 160AX (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse. |
Maximum Road Range | 198 miles (320 km) |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 175 miles (282 km) |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 45 mph (72 kph) |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 9 mph (15 kph) |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | M16A1: Quantity: 1.662 Year: 1950 New armour installed and M45F mount to allow for ground fire
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Notes | Based on the M3 chassis and built by International Harvester, the M16 was an up-gunned M13 with twin .50 cals increased to Quad. This gave the M16 twice the firepower of the earlier M13s and M14s. The four Browning M2HBs were mounted on a Maxson M45 mount. Dubbed the “meat chopper” by US soldiers the M16 was produced in greater numbers than its predecessors and saw action in Italy, Northern Europe and later in the Korean War. It served along with the M15 CGMC in armoured units. |