{"id":55195,"date":"2020-05-28T02:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=55195"},"modified":"2020-05-27T09:25:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:25:27","slug":"why-halftracks-why-limited-to-ww2-only-featuring-tank-fest-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/05\/28\/why-halftracks-why-limited-to-ww2-only-featuring-tank-fest-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Halftracks? Why limited to WW2 only? (Featuring Tank Fest 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BMcivZPtnCw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Military History not Visualized<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 6 Jul 2018<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: I was invited to Tank Fest by the Tank Museum. <\/p>\n<p>Why were half-tracks used in the first place? Why not trucks, fully-tracked vehicles or something else? Also, why after the Second World War did the half-track disappear? Why were there no new types produced by major powers?<\/p>\n<p>Big thank you to green_goblin_z for sending me 2 books from my amazon wishlist!<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00bb SUPPORT MHV \u00ab\u00ab<br \/>\n\u00bb patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mhv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mhv<\/a><br \/>\n\u00bb paypal donation &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=gMugjijgc3rjRn4ICkbcXpe9rpR8MTU4MjQxNTUzM0AxNTgyMzI5MTMz&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=BMcivZPtnCw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fwebscr%3Fcmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTFHEY4P4YU3NY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00bb MERCHANDISE &#8211; SPOILS OF WAR \u00ab\u00ab<br \/>\n\u00bb shop &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=gMugjijgc3rjRn4ICkbcXpe9rpR8MTU4MjQxNTUzM0AxNTgyMzI5MTMz&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=BMcivZPtnCw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbubble.com%2Fpeople%2Fmhvis%2Fshop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/mhvi&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Military History not Visualized is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES \u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Spielberger, Walter; Doyle, Hilary Lous, Jentz, Thomas L.: <em>Halbkettenfahrzeuge des deutschen Heeres<br \/>\nSpielberger: Halftracked Vehicles of the German Army 1909-1945<\/em> (Spielberger German Armor and Military Vehicle)<\/p>\n<p>Zaloga, Steven J.: <em>M3 Infantry Half-Track. 1940-73<\/em>. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK (1992 \/ 2002).<\/p>\n<p>Citino, Robert M.: <em>The German Way of War. From the Thirty Years&#8217; War to the Third Reich<\/em>. University Press of Kansas: USA, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Krapke, Paul-Werner: Armor, in: Margiotta, Franklin D. (Executive Editor):<em> Brassey&#8217;s Encyclopedia of Land Forces and Warfare<\/em>. Brassey&#8217;s: Washington, USA (1996), p. 42-53<\/p>\n<p>P\u00f6hlmann, Markus: <em>Der Panzer und die Mechanisierung des Krieges: Eine deutsche Geschichte 1890 bis 1945<\/em> (Zeitalter der Weltkriege) <\/p>\n<p>Munzel, Oskar: <em>Die deutschen gepanzerten Truppen bis 1945<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fleischer, Wolfgang: <em>Die motorisierten Sch\u00fctzen und Panzergrenadiere des deutschen Heeres: 1935-1945 &#8211; Waffen, Fahrzeuge, Gliederung, Eins\u00e4tze<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Felberbauer, Franz: <em>Waffentechnik I \u2013 Band 2: Gesch\u00fctze, Waffen in Entwicklung, Nichtt\u00f6dliche Waffensysteme, Ballistik, Physikalische Grundlagen (Truppendienst)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=gMugjijgc3rjRn4ICkbcXpe9rpR8MTU4MjQxNTUzM0AxNTgyMzI5MTMz&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=BMcivZPtnCw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truppendienst.com%2Ftd-buecher%2Fdetail%2Fwaffentechnik-i-band-2%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.truppendienst.com\/td-buec&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-57477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-28-Why-Halftracks-Why-limited-to-WW2-only-Featuring-Tank-Fest-2018.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military History not Visualized Published 6 Jul 2018 Disclaimer: I was invited to Tank Fest by the Tank Museum. 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