Germany pioneered the art of Blitzkrieg, using mobile panzers to strike deep behind enemy lines. However, tanks by themselves would be completely vulnerable, and those who were far-sighted recognized the need for infantry to keep up with the tanks. Wheeled vehicles didn't provide the mobility, and a "fully-tracked" army was not feasible. Thus was born the concept of the half-track. Half-tracks were embraced by the French, U.S. and German military, but for sheer numbers of variants, none could surpass the Germans. This book examines the various families of vehicles used by Germany, offering readers and modelers a look at these fascinating vehicles in wartime use.
The book's coverage is comprehensive. It includes the diminutive Sd.Kfz. 2 (Kettenkraftrad), through various artillery prime movers like the Sd.Kfz. 6, Sd.Kfz. 7, Sd.Kfz. 8, Sd.Kfz. 9, Sd.Kfz. 10, Sd.Kfz. 11, and Maultier, to the armored Sd.Kfz. 250, and Sd.Kfz. 251 half-tracks and their array of sub-types. A brief explanation of each type and its variants is given in the introduction. However, a wealth of information is also given in each caption, the result of painstaking research....
Название: German Half-Tracks of World War Two
Series: Armor At War Series 7054
Издательство: Concord publications company
Год издания: 2005
автор: Frank V. De Sisto
ISBN 962-361-091-2
страниц: 74 pages
178 photos, 16 color plates
Язык: english
Формат: pdf
Размер: 36.5 МБ
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