Portal:Half-track
A Half-track is a semi-tracked vehicle designed for transporting troops, carrying light weapons (mostly as a stopgap measure), or sometimes for civilian transportation. It has wheels in the front and Continuous tracks on the back.The purpose of this combination is to produce a vehicle the cross-country capabilities of a tank and the handling of a wheeled vehicle. The first half-track for military use is the Citroen-Kégresse half-track in 1911 for the Czar of Russia. They evolved from tractors, so they progressed rapidly in the interwar period. The half-track became a widespread weapon when World War II with most countries having some form of a half-track by 1941. Half-tracks proved themselves as weapon-carriers and self-propelled artillery and even as tank destroyers during World War II. Half-tracks served in some country's militaries for many years after World War II, with some serving as late as 2010. The halftrack proved to be a reliable troop carrier across snow, sand, and forest. Template:/box-footer Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. The M15 Halftrack sometimes called the M15 Combination Gun Motor Carriage was a World War II United States Army self-propelled anti-aircraft gun equipped with a 37 mm (1.5 in) gun and a 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine gun. It was produced by White Motor Company from 1942 to 1944, and served alongside the M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. It originated from the T28 project; initially as the T28E1 Combination Gun Motor Carriage (CGMC). It was accepted as the M15 Halftrack in 1943. The 37 mm gun was used an infantry support weapon. The M15A1 was an improved version with the air-cooled machine guns at the bottom, while the 37 mm gun on the top. The M15 "Special" was based on the M15 but was produced to fulfill the same role with a Bofors 40 mm gun Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. 2008 South Ossetia War Photo credit: Hohum no subcategories
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