half-tracks
Wheels and treads
Half-tracks are military vehicles with conventional wheels at the front and continuous tracks at the rear, combining a truck's steering with a tank's traction over rough terrain.
They saw widespread use during World War II for transporting troops and towing artillery.
The design offered a compromise between the mobility of wheeled vehicles and the cross-country capability of fully tracked ones.
Ground combat troops
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
brigade · regiment · platoon · convoy · patrol · assault · artillery · combat
Unpaved driving territory
- mudWet soil mixture
- sandFine rock particles
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- unpavedWithout permanent road covering
gravel · desert · tundra · marshland · cross-country · mountainous · jungle · forest
Outer tire surfaces
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- chassisStructural support base
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- engineMachine producing motion
suspension · axles · differential · armored · carrier · transport · cab · bed
Nazi Germany's armed forces
- PanzerGerman armored fighting vehicle
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- D-Day1944 Normandy invasion
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
Axis · Rommel · Patton · Montgomery · Operation Overlord · Kursk · Stalingrad · North Africa
infantry
Ground combat troops
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- battalionMid-sized military unit
division · brigade · regiment · platoon · convoy · patrol · assault · artillery · combat · troops
off-road
Unpaved driving territory
unpaved · gravel · desert · tundra · marshland · cross-country · mountainous · jungle · forest · steppe
treads
Outer tire surfaces
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- chassisStructural support base
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
engine · suspension · axles · differential · armored · carrier · transport · cab · bed · hull
Wehrmacht
Nazi Germany's armed forces
- PanzerGerman armored fighting vehicle
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- D-Day1944 Normandy invasion
Allies · Axis · Rommel · Patton · Montgomery · Operation Overlord · Kursk · Stalingrad · North Africa · Eastern Front
- Armored Forcestanks, armored vehicles, APCs, armored personnel carriers, Bradley
- armor warfaretanks, armored vehicles, armored divisions, armored units, armored combat
- Anti-Aircraftanti-aircraft guns, flak, AAA, ack-ack, air defense