German Halftracks at War, 1939–1945 (Images of War) By Paul Thomas Kindle Edition German Halftracks at War, 1939–1945 (Images of War) The author of the bestselling Panzer IV at War delivers a highly illustrated look at “a key element in the German Blitzkrieg” during the Second World War (HistoryOfWar.org). In the aftermath of the Great War, which saw the introduction of the tank, the far sighted military leaders realized that the future of warfare hinged on a balance of mobility, firepower and protection. Tanks would need to be accompanied into battle by supporting arms, specifically infantry, artillery and engineers. An all fully tracked field army was thought to be too expensive, so the semi tracked support vehicle (commonly called a halftrack) was born. The halftrack concept was embraced by France, the US and most notably Germany. The Germans commissioned numerous types of half tracked tractors, which were classified by the weight of their towed load. These vehicles were designated Sonderkraffarzeug (special motorized vehicle), abbreviated as Sd.Kfz. These front wheel steering vehicles with tracked drive transformed the fighting quality of the ard divisions. They carried the infantry alongside the advancing panzers and brought guns and pontoon bridge sections. The halftrack also became the preferred reconnaissance vehicle. This latest addition to the highly successful and collectable Images of War series has a superb collection of rare images, supported by detailed captions and text, of the many Sd.Kfz variants in diverse theatres of war. It is worth reflecting that, without half tracks, there could have been no Blitzkrieg.

The author of the bestselling Panzer IV at War delivers a highly illustrated look at a key element in the German Blitzkrieg during the Second World War HistoryOfWar. org In the aftermath of the Great War which saw the introduction of the tank the far sighted military leaders realized that the future of warfare hinged on a balance of mobility firepower and protection Tanks would need to be accompanied into battle by supporting arms specifically infantry artillery and engineers An all fully tracked field army was thought to be too expensive so the semi tracked support vehicle commonly called a halftrack was born The halftrack concept was embraced by France the US and most notably Germany The Germans commissioned numerous types of half tracked tractors which were classified by the weight of their towed load These vehicles were designated Sonderkraffarzeug special motorized vehicle abbreviated as Sd. Kfz These front wheel steering vehicles with tracked drive transformed the fighting quality of the ard divisions They carried the infantry alongside the advancing panzers and brought guns and pontoon bridge sections The halftrack also became the preferred reconnaissance vehicle This latest addition to the highly successful and collectable Images of War series has a superb collection of rare images supported by detailed captions and text of the many Sd. Kfz variants in diverse theatres of war It is worth reflecting that without half tracks there could have been no Blitzkrieg German Halftracks at War 1939 1945 Images of War great account of a ard transport of the german armyGreat account of the ard waffen from early blitzkrieg battles to the last defensive action of WW2 excellent photographs great story told by their users the Wermacht and the Waffen SS Truly recommended Paul Thomas

German Halftracks at War, 1939–1945 (Images of War) By Paul Thomas

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