Based on an adaptation of the White Scout Car, the US half-track
vehicles of WWII combined the cross-country ability of a fully
tracked vehicle with the road performance of a medium truck. A
myriad of variations of these vehicles were produced, including
prime movers, armored personnel carriers, mortar carriers, and a
wide range of heavily armed variants. Antiaircraft versions were
often used against ground targets with devastating results. In
fact, despite half-track production ending in March 1944, demand
for half-track vehicles mounting quadruple .50-caliber machine guns
was so great during the Korean War that additional examples were
produced through the wholesale modification of personnel carriers.
Although phased out of service by the US military in the late
1950s, the Israeli forces continued to use these remarkable
vehicles through the 1980s. This volume includes coverage of the
vehicles produced by Autocar, Diamond T, and White for use by US
forces, as well as the similar International Harvester-built
vehicles supplied to our allies through Lend-Lease. Illustrated
with over 200 vintage photos, as well as line drawings and color
profiles.
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