M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants

Author: David Doyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781526743572
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud. Always amphibious, the later models, the M29C, were equipped with flotation tanks on each end and dual rudders in the rear for even more efficient operation in the water. Weasels were used on numerous fronts during WWII, were once again deployed in Korea, by the French in Vietnam, and numerous outposts during the Cold War. These pages provide an overview of the development, and a detailed look at the deployment and the machines themselves, of these iconic, all-terrain vehicles.

M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier and Variants

Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
ISBN: 9781526743565
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud. Always amphibious, the later models were equipped with flotation tanks on each end and dual rudders in the rear for even more efficient operation in the water. Weasels were used on numerous fronts during WWII, were once again deployed in Korea, by the French in Vietnam, and numerous outposts during the Cold War. These pages provide an overview of the development, and a detailed look at the deployment and the machines themselves, of these iconic, all-terrain vehicles.

Weasel

Author: Jeff Woods
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motor vehicles, Amphibious
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description

Armored Victory 1945

Author: Steven Zaloga
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811772136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513

Book Description
The second in Steven Zaloga’s classic two-volume photo history of American armor in Europe is now available in paperback. Covering the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine crossings, and the final battles inside Germany, the book is beautifully illustrated with more than 1200 photos of American tanks and armored vehicles as well as many German tanks.

Test of Special Track on Cargo Carrier, M29c

Author: W. F. CHRISTENSEN
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1

Book Description

The War Against Germany and Italy

Author: Kenneth E. Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 440

Book Description

M107/M110

Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Afv Modeller
ISBN: 9781739751302
Category : Artillery, Self-propelled
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
This book illustrates the history and US military service of this weapon system from its advent in the early 1950s through the first Gulf War. Widely used in Vietnam, where it had the longest range of any land-based artillery, the M107 and M110 series of vehicles, formed the backbone of US self-propelled artillery.

Support for Science

Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description

Bren Gun Carrier

Author: Robert Jackson
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526746441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
A guide that blends the history behind this British tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts. One of the most versatile fighting vehicles in the British army and many other forces for a quarter of a century, the Universal Carrier—more popularly known by its original title of Bren Gun Carrier—was developed as a fast and agile infantry-support vehicle. In this volume of Pen & Sword’s LandCraft series, Robert Jackson traces its design and manufacturing history and describes its operational role throughout its long career. The Bren Carrier served in every theater of the Second World War, from northwest Europe, North Africa and the Soviet Union to the Far East. Then, with the war over, it was operated by many belligerents in a string of other conflicts around the world, including Israel’s struggle for independence and the war in Korea. A selection of archive photographs showing the Bren Carrier in action gives a graphic impression of how adaptable it was and records the variety of equipment it could carry. The book is an excellent source for the modeler, providing details of available kits together with specially commissioned color profiles which illustrate how the Bren Carriers used by different units and armies appeared.

Selling the Arsenal of Democracy

Author: Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
This work tells the full story of the weapons, including fighter-planes, tanks, ships, and guns, that America produced during the war to defeat the Axis powers, and how they were "sold" to those at home through the countless advertisements that appeared in popular magazines. Though well-known companies such as General Motors, Ford, Kelvinator, and B.F. Goodrich, and a whole host of others, could no longer sell their products to consumers, they instead turned their factories towards supplying the Arsenal of Democracy. In order to keep their names in the public spotlight, these companies advertised in great detail the weapons they were building; Cadillac touted its efforts in supplying components for Sherman tanks and P-38 Lightning fighters, Ford no longer built cars in Detroit, but B-24 Liberator bombers and Jeeps, while the home appliance company Kelvinator built aircraft components and flame-throwers. The story behind these advertisements, many of them stunning visuals which are here reproduced in color, is a unique aspect of World War II history that will both surprise and delight.