Greeting to all
My name is Martin im 35 and from Denmark
I am an avid builder of anti aircraft vehikels and AAA guns/missiles
I am in need for info regarding the M15A1 halftrack can anybody help me
any other info regarding US AAA halftracks vill also be very helpful
Martin, try getting Squadrons book halftrucks in action, good photos and history of the trucks.
marines1966
[:D]hi,i agre those books are great.[#welcome] to the dark side.[:D]
gdarwin[roy]
Mad Max- The M15A1AAA halftrack mounted a 37mm gun and 2 .50 cals in a rotating turret. It was mounted on the M3 series of halftrack. The A1 version differs from the original because the “turret” was enclosed with armor plating to better protect the crew.
Another book you can get that would be helpful is the Concord Publications book on halftracks in combat by Steven Zaloga.
This info was taken from the 3rd Armored DIvision website found here http://3ad.com/
Data on the equipment follows:
Gross weight:
M-15 AI: 10 tons
M-16: 9 tons
Rates of fire:
37mm (1.457") Gun Ml A2: 120 rounds per minute.
Browning machine gun caliber .50, heavy barrel, M-2: 100 to 500 rounds per gun per minute.
Ranges:
37mm High Explosive: 3,500 yards (two miles)
37mm Armor-Piercing shot, maximum horizontal range: 3,800 yards
.50 caliber machine gun, maximum range: 7,200 yards (four miles)
(Tracer burns out at 1,850 yards; maximum effective range: 1,200 yards.)
Armor Penetration:
37mm Armor Piercing Cap M-59 shot will penetrate from 1.5 to 2.2 inches of armor plate at 1000 yards at 90 degrees impact.
.50 caliber Armor Piercing: about one half inch.
HTH
thanks everyone for you input i will try getting my hands on the two types of squadron books you recommend.
here is a little tip if you want to get your hands on some technical manuals from ww2 a fellow from holland Wim Wink has an internet site called www.mil-mod.nl he has about 250 tech. manuals and is willing to copy them for a fee of course. the site is free but you have to registre
Happy new Year to everyone from Martin Røpke