amtrac
Amphibious troop carrier
An amtrac is an amphibious military vehicle designed to transport troops and equipment from ship to shore.
The term combines "amphibious" and "tractor." These tracked vehicles can operate on water and land, used extensively by U.S.
Marines in beach landings: The amtracs churned through the surf toward the island.
Also spelled amtrack or amtrak, though the latter now primarily refers to the American passenger rail service.
Descent's final moment
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- assaultViolent offensive act
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- invasionForcible entry into territory
shoreline · naval · coastal · watercraft · amphibian · flotilla · sealift · seaborne
Melanesian island, fierce 1942 fighting
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- Iwo JimaJapanese volcanic island battlefield
- OkinawaJapanese island, martial-arts origin
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
WWII · Higgins · Buffalo · island hopping · D-Day · Saipan · leatherneck · Marine Corps
Violent offensive act
- infantryGround combat troops
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
tactics · firepower · maneuver · reconnaissance · engagement · artillery · suppression · machine gun
Surface that grips ground
- crawlerSomething that inches along
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
- trackPath or monitored route
continuous · all-terrain · overland · undercarriage · suspension · hull · bilge pump · propeller
landing
Descent's final moment
invasion · shoreline · naval · coastal · watercraft · amphibian · flotilla · sealift · seaborne · ship-to-shore
Guadalcanal
Melanesian island, fierce 1942 fighting
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- Iwo JimaJapanese volcanic island battlefield
- OkinawaJapanese island, martial-arts origin
Pacific · WWII · Higgins · Buffalo · island hopping · D-Day · Saipan · leatherneck · Marine Corps
assault
Violent offensive act
warfare · tactics · firepower · maneuver · reconnaissance · engagement · artillery · suppression · machine gun · turret
tread
Surface that grips ground
- crawlerSomething that inches along
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
track · continuous · all-terrain · overland · undercarriage · suspension · hull · bilge pump · propeller · idler
amtracdeep-sea vessel
Underwater craft for depths
submarine · Humvee · jeep · cargo ship · destroyer
amtracbunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
pillbox · gun emplacement · artillery battery · wheeled vehicle · hovercraft