France's Schneider AMC P16 (M 29), AMC Schneider P16 half track
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Schneider AMC P16 (M 29) half tracks: Derren Gurnett |
Schneider AMC P16 (M 29) half tracks: Derren Gurnett |
Schneider AMC P16 (M 29) half tracks: Derren Gurnett |
Design
Prototype
Production
- AMC Schneider P16: ~1001
- Production: 1928 - 19301
Variants
Usage
The cavalry divisions were the first issued the P16s.1 Some P16s were transferred to five of the GRDIs and the rest were sent to North Africa in the Chasseurs d'Afrique.1
Specifications
| Schneider AMC P16 (M 29), AMC Schneider P161 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 31 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 15,232 lb 6.8 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 16' 1"1 4.83 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 8"1 2.6 m1 |
| Width | 5' 9.5"1 1.73 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure (psi) | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 37 mm 1: 37 mm SA-181 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | MG |
| MG - coaxial | 1: 7.5 mm MG1 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 11.4 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Panhard 171 |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | 601 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | 31 mph1 50 kph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 156 miles1 251 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
