Ironically enough, the U.S. Army had acquired a half-track (wheels in the front, tank treads in the back) vehicle, the Model P17, from the French in 1931 as part of research and development.

The U.S. Army’s rail transportation system is a wreck, according to a recent U.S. government report. The Army depends on railroads to move personnel and equipment, especially heavy vehicles like ...

At the rear, four wheels per side place the vehicle’s weight on the tracks, which are driven by the larger wheels. The rear suspension’s flexibility ensures the half-track can deal with ...

If you’re the U.S. Army and you need to get all kinds of personnel ... the perfect solution had four wheels and 1,000 horsepower. The LARC-LX was designed by R. G. LeTourneau, the same mad ...