Artifact Detail

Half Track Tank Destroyer
Photograph
World War 2
Official U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo
Probably Authentic
Related: Anti-Tank , Halftrack , Vehicle
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Related Facts
The first purpose built anti-tank weapon was a bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor of tanks of the time.
The halftrack's advantage is to produce a vehicle with the cross-country capabilities of a tank and the handling of a wheeled vehicle
The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico.
The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English.