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45 mph (72 km/h) [1] The M2 half-track car was an armored half-track produced by the United States during World War II. Its design drew upon half-tracks imported from France in the 1930s, employing standard components supplied by U.S. truck manufacturers to speed production and reduce costs. The concept was designed, and the pilot models ...
200 mi (320 km) Maximum speed. 45 mph (72 km/h) on road. The M3 half-track was 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.
range. 220 mi (350 km) Maximum speed. 42 mph (68 km/h) The M5 half-track (officially the Carrier, Personnel, Half-track, M5) was an American armored personnel carrier in use during World War II. It was developed in 1942 when existing manufacturers of the M2 half-track car, and M3 half-track could not keep up with production demand.
Half-track. A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load. The purpose of this combination is to produce a vehicle with the cross-country capabilities of a tank and the handling of a wheeled vehicle.
Operational. range. 125 mi (201 km) Maximum speed. 42 mph (68 km/h) The M9 half-track was a half-track produced by International Harvester in the United States during World War II for lend-lease supply to the Allies. It was designed to provide a similar vehicle to the M2 half-track car. It had the same body and chassis as the M5 half-track ...
Nickname. The nickname of the 8th Armored Division, the "Thundering Herd", was coined before the division went to Europe in late 1944. It was also known as the "Iron Snake" late in the war, after a correspondent for Newsweek likened the 8th to a "great ironclad snake" as it crossed the Rhine River in late March 1945.
The M3 gun motor carriage (M3 GMC) was a United States Army tank destroyer equipped with a 75 mm M1897A4 gun, which was built by the Autocar Company during World War II. After observing the new and often decisive use of armored vehicles on both sides during the French campaign of 1940, the US Army decided that it required a 75 mm self-propelled ...
T19 Howitzer Motor Carriage. T30 Howitzer Motor Carriage. T48 Gun Motor Carriage. Type 1 Ho-Ha. Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle. Type 98 Ko-Hi. Categories: Armoured fighting vehicles of World War II. Half-tracks.