half-track
Wheeled-and-treaded transport
A half-track is a military vehicle with conventional wheels at the front and continuous tracks (like a tank) at the rear, combining road maneuverability with off-road traction.
Half-tracks served extensively in World War II for troop transport and towing artillery.
The term also works as an adjective: half-track vehicles, half-track design.
Unpaved driving territory
- all-terrainCapable on any ground
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- mudWet soil mixture
- sandFine rock particles
gravel · dirt · snow · tundra · desert · swamp · marsh · rocky
Protected military transport vehicle
- troop carrierVehicle moving armed forces
- scout carLight military reconnaissance vehicle
- M2Broad money supply measure
- carrierOne that transports
mechanized · motorized · mobile · wartime · Wehrmacht · towing · patrol · reconnaissance
Outer tire surfaces
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- tracklayingConstructing railway lines
- crawlerSomething that inches along
- beltedEncircled at waist
Ground combat troops
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
- regimentColonel-led military unit
artillery · reconnaissance · patrol · assault · maneuver · campaign · operation · combat
Surface metal application
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
shielded · fortified · protection · bulletproof · hardened · armament · ballistic · combat-ready
off-road
Unpaved driving territory
- all-terrainCapable on any ground
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- mudWet soil mixture
sand · gravel · dirt · snow · tundra · desert · swamp · marsh · rocky · mountainous
armored personnel carrier
Protected military transport vehicle
- troop carrierVehicle moving armed forces
- scout carLight military reconnaissance vehicle
- M2Broad money supply measure
carrier · mechanized · motorized · mobile · wartime · Wehrmacht · towing · patrol · reconnaissance · convoy
treads
Outer tire surfaces
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- tracklayingConstructing railway lines
- crawlerSomething that inches along
belted · articulated · suspension · bogie
infantry
Ground combat troops
regiment · artillery · reconnaissance · patrol · assault · maneuver · campaign · operation · combat · warfare
plating
Surface metal application
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- turretProtruding fortified structure
gunner · shielded · fortified · protection · bulletproof · hardened · armament · ballistic · combat-ready · defensive
- armored thingstank, knight, armadillo, turtle, battleship
- snow transportsled, sledge, sleigh, toboggan, dogsled
- armored vehiclestank, armored car, armored truck, armored vehicle, armored personnel carrier
- tape recordingtape, cassette tape, audio tape, magnetic tape, tape reel
- tracked vehiclestank, bulldozer, excavator, crawler, dozer
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
half-tracktracked vehicle
Machine using continuous treads
tank · wheeled vehicle · trackless · armored car · untracked