Название: Osprey New Vanguard 30 - Amtracs: US Amphibious Assault Vehicles
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 1999
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 50
Размер: 10,5 МБ
Язык: Английский
The first prototype for the LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) was completed in July 1941, its design based on the Alligator, a tracked amphibious vehicle developed for rescue operations in the swamps of Florida. Though the early conception of amtrac operations envisioned using LVTs solely as supply vehicles, at Tarawa amtracs demonstrated their utility as assault vehicles to carry troops, leading to the development of new models.