A half-track is a vehicle that utilizes both tracks and wheels as running gear. Early 30s: The U.S. The 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 147-bhp 6.3-liter White AX in the Autocar, Diamond T, and White, and a 143-bhp 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 theaters during 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 quadmount version of the half-track proved very successful and became the standard light anti-aircraft armored 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
- M-16, 4th Inf. Div.
- Released Date: 2008-07
- More Features:
- New compartment with interior details for M45D weapon mount.
- Full drive train assembly complete with engine transmission
- New compartment with interior details for M45D weapon mount.