Here is an article about the U.S. Army’s M-2 Half Track of W.W. II and what was involved in the training for their five-man crews. We got a kick learning that these men were not simply trained to fire their 37 and 75 mm. mounted guns, but also instructed in all other manner of tank fighting methods:
“Another little trick they master is the construction of a “sticky grenade“; a white sock filled with TNT, soaked in heavy axle grease to triple it’s detonating power. This sticks like glue; and if it explodes near the tank’s ventilators — that’s all, brother.”
Click here to read about the TD units that fought at the Battle of the Bulge.
Click here to read an article from YANK about the M2 Half-Track.
Click here to read about the Patton Tank in the Korean War…
Click here to read more articles about W.W. II
weapons and inventions.
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WW2 American Half Track Tank DestroyerWW2 Magazine Article Concerning US Army Half Track Armored VehicleWW2 Magazine Article Concerning US Army M2 Half Track Self-Propelled GunWW2 American Alertmen Magazine Article Concerning US Army Half TrackWW2 Magazine Article Concerning US Tank Destroyer Training Camp Hood TexasWW2 Magazine Article Concerning Fort Hood Tank Destroyer Crew TrainingWW2 Article Concerning US 75 mm gunsWW2 training half-Track Crews at Fort Hood Texas 1942
WW2 American Half Track Tank DestroyerWW2 Magazine Article Concerning US Army Half Track Armored VehicleWW2 Magazine Article Concerning US Army M2 Half Track Self-Propelled GunWW2 American Alertmen Magazine Article Concerning US Army Half TrackWW2 Magazine Article Concerning US Tank Destroyer Training Camp Hood TexasWW2 Magazine Article Concerning Fort Hood Tank Destroyer Crew TrainingWW2 Article Concerning US 75 mm gunsWW2 training half-Track Crews at Fort Hood Texas 1942
