info M2 modified M16

[WayOffTrack]

check this out

http://www.military-vehicle-photos.com/picture/number10000.asp

[prestone]

super

unlike the old pictures the screen is hinge

[prestone]

looking ........

http://www.armortek.co.uk/Forum3b/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=301&start=0


yeessssss

[Dave65]

Prestone

Yes, the conversation in the armortek forum was between me and Tony, I had been in contact with Tony many times since then, unfortunately I can no longer reach him,   would love to see some pics of his halftrack progress...

Dave

[Dave65]

So now we know! mystery solved... the fuel tanks were never moved, they just raised the quad mount high enough to clear them....I also learned that the M16B was often refered to as a "Patterson conversion", named after Col. Charles G Patterson who came up with the idea.  I am currently waiting for a reply from a guy that has more unpublished pics of the M16B interior, so hopefully more pics soon....



This pic is looking from the front to the back, just in front of his boot is the fuel tank with a bit of the skate rail above it.....


This is the same pic but looking more to the right, you can see the skate rail curve around the back...

[prestone]

a secretive the general patterson .....

pictures of the inside would be welcome, especially the floor.
with the time I have all the information to realized my M16B

regards

Prestone

[WayOffTrack]

That's a tight fit in there. I like how they have the spare barrel on the skate rail support.

[Sprouse]

That seems to put the fuel tanks in the original position unlike the drawing.

[prestone]

quite the tanks remain in their original location, now the last riddle ....... how is the floor???

[WayOffTrack]

If I was building one I would not use the overhead drawing from the book as a reference since it is not correct. In addition to not having the skate rail it shows floor storage in each rear corner for tombstone ammo cans which is obviously not correct (unless its an m16 or a1 or a2). I'm guessing they just put a piece of sheet steel over top of the existing seat bins and then bolted the quad support ring to that.

[prestone]

you think the floor remained of origin?
and then modified comm an M16?

prestone

[Dave65]

Im curious as to what that soldier is standing on in the second photo, I thought the ammo storage bins were removed, I know there is a photo of an M16B with the p/s ammo door open and there is no bin there, and plus whatever he is standing on just isn't deep enough to be a ammo bin

[WayOffTrack]

Im curious as to what that soldier is standing on in the second photo, I thought the ammo storage bins were removed, I know there is a photo of an M16B with the p/s ammo door open and there is no bin there, and plus whatever he is standing on just isn't deep enough to be a ammo bin

Good catch. It is about the right size for an M2a1 ammo bin that they installed on the right side to give more room for the guy manning the pulpit.

[Dave65]

If you compare this photo of an M2A1 side by side with the photo above it appears as if this mystery bin is right up against the fuel tank, normally there is a seat there

[prestone]

agree with you dave

look at the position of his foot, it is not lay flat.
foot he would not put on a tombstone?

Prestone