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M-16 Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack

The Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (MGMC), Halftrack, M16 consisted of the M3 Halftrack as a platform for Quad-50 antiaircraft machine guns, consisting of four M2 HB .50 cal. machine guns in an electrically powered turret.

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage Halftrack of Battery B, 15th AAA Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, fires its Quad 50 machine guns at Chinese Communist-held positions, as men of the 3rd Battalion, 32nd RCT, 7th Inf. Div., prepare to launch an attack north of Chae-jae, Korea, 12 March 1951
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage Halftrack of Battery B, 15th AAA Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, fires its Quad 50 machine guns at Chinese Communist-held positions, as men of the 3rd Battalion, 32nd RCT, 7th Inf. Div., prepare to launch an attack north of Chae-jae, Korea, 12 March 1951.

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M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack

The Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (MGMC), Halftrack, M16 was based on the reliable M3 Halftrack chassis. The M16 carried the Quad-50 antiaircraft machine guns, consisting of four M2 HB .50 cal. machine guns in the electrically powered M45 turret. The rear box side armor panels had a hinged upper section, with a centered notch to allow the guns to fire horizontally when the armor was raised.

A total of 2,877 M16 Halftracks were produced in 1943-1944. As noted on the Quad-50 antiaircraft machine gun page, some units created their own "M16B" by bolting Quad-50 mounts taken from trailers to halftracks.

The 9.5 ton vehicle was powered by a White 160AX 6 cyl. 128 hp gasoline engine that moved it at up to 40mph on the road. They were used in World War II and the Korean War for air defense and infantry support. It was superceded by the M-19A1 Twin 40mm Gun Carriage and the M42 gun carriage (Duster).

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Vintage military vehicles on display, including jeeps and halftrack with Quad-50 machine guns. Photo taken at the Vintage Aircraft Fly-in, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH, 7-8 October 2008.
Men and M16 halftrack of the 21st AAA AW Bn. (SP), supporting the 3rd Bn., 35th Inf. Regt., 25th InL Div., prepare to move out in an attack on enemy-held hill north of the Han River, Korea, 1951.
M-16 Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack, and crew at the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River, Remagen, Germany, 11 March 1945.
M-16 Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack, and crew in Korea, circa 1950.
M16B Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack in Normandy, France, July 1944. This M16B is built on the M2 Halftrack as a platform for Quad-50 antiaircraft machine guns, consisting of four M2 HB .50 cal. machine guns in an electrically powered turret. This vehicle was a weapon of an antiaircraft artillery unit, but the lack of enemy air activity in Normandy made possible its use in other roles. M16B is not standardized equipment, rather it is field improvised from halftracks and trailer mounted Quad-50 mounts.
Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (MGMC), Halftrack, M16, with Quad 50 anti-aircraft machine gun mounting.

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack Photo Gallery

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, 21 AAA, Korea, 1953
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, 21 AAA, Korea, 1953.

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack.

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack Photo: Courtesy of John Buckley

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack at 4th Infantry Division Museum, Ft. Hood, TX, 2 December 2005. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack at 4th Infantry Division Museum, Ft. Hood, TX, 2 December 2005. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit

M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack
M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, Halftrack at the Ft. Bliss, TX Air Defense Artillery Museum.

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