Half-track - Wikipedia A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load A half-track combines the soft-ground traction of a tank with the handling of a wheeled vehicle
A look at the M3 Half-Track - Militarytrader An overhead view of an M3 half-track shows the arrangement of the seats: three in the cab and ten in the rear To the rear of the cab is a pedestal for a machine gun To the rear of each fuel tank is a rack for stowing multiple rifles, as well as open stowage bins
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Half-track | Armored, Military, Transport | Britannica half-track, motor vehicle that has wheels in the front and tanklike tracks at the back Rugged armoured all-terrain half-tracks were widely used by American and German forces in World War II as armoured personnel carriers and for other purposes
The Rise and Fall of the Halftrack - WeaponsMan Why did half-tracks go from invention, to ubiquity, to obsolescence in 15 years? Why did they hang on another 20 in places like Israel? These are interesting questions, and the answers begin in World War I
M3 Halftrack - Museum of American Armor The M3 half-track was an U S armored personnel carrier widely used by the Allies during WW II It was widely produced with several dozen variant designs
American Half Tracks - Quartermaster Section Early in World War Two, the US Military recognised the importance of having a fully mobile air defence system that could keep pace with armoured units on the field of battle, and this need started up a whole series of half-track based vehicles mounting various weapons on different mounts
M3 Half Track - MHCC The mainstay of allied mechanized infantry units during World War II and used by other nations well after 1945, the M3 Halftrack was a versatile work horse that fulfilled many roles in the armies of several nations
The American half-track | Newsletter Archive | History Tours Half-tracked vehicles are among World War II’s most evocative images They were developed before the war and in anticipation of it, and while some of them persisted for decades afterward, they nevertheless largely faded out of use after the conflict where they made their debut
M3 half-track - Wikipedia The M3 half-track is an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during World War II and in the Cold War Derived from the M2 half-track car, the M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 standard M3s and more than 38,000 variant units manufactured