The United States Army, Canadian Army, and British Army used several LVT models during World War II, and referred to those vehicles as "Landing Vehicle, Tracked." Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles.

其实，LVT就是Landing Vehicle，Tracked（履带式登陆车）的缩写。 实际上，LVT是一种履带式两栖装甲输送车。 LVT履带式登陆车的出现，提高了登陆作战中从舰到岸这一重要阶段的推进速度，保证从舰到岸作战的连续性，避免上岸时不必要的伤亡，使“两栖作战重新 ...

The LVT-4 was ultimately the most produced variant of WWII landing vehicles, with nearly 8,500 produced by war’s end. LVTs were used in the subsequent Pacific assaults in the Marshall, Marianna, Philippine, and Ryukyu Island chains, with over 18,000 of …

Powered by a 146 bhp 6,621cc Hercules WXLC3 six-cylinder petrol engine, mounted in a housing in the rear cargo hold, the LVT-1 was propelled on both land and water by tracks which were fitted with Roebling patented oblique shoes that gave good grip on land as well as good drive in …

2018年10月17日 · The LVT of World War 2 fame had its origin in a tracked civilian design (known as the "Alligator") by American Donald Roebling, Jr. Roebling specifically designed his Alligator amphibious LVT as a rescue vehicle to be utilized in the heavy Floridian swamp region to which its robust tracked nature and boat-like qualities made it an ideal vehicle ...

LVT(A)-2 (armored version of LVT-2) LVT-1 Amtracs during the landing on Guadalcanal The amtrac was initially based on the chassis of the M3 Stuart tank and was not originally intended for combat. The first amtracs were designed for civilian purposes in the swampy areas of the Everglades in Florida. [1] However, at the beginning of the war, as it became clear that US forces would need to ...

The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT), also known as the amphibious tractor (Amtrac, Amptrac), was essential to U.S. forces during World War II (WWII) in the Pacific Theater. The vessel possessed the ability to travel both in and out of the water and was one of the first true amphibious vehicles.

The LVT of World War 2 fame had its origin in a tracked civilian design, known as the "Alligator", devised by American engineer Donald Roebling. He specifically designed it as a rescue vehicle, to be utilized in the vast Floridian swampy areas (like the Everglades).

Over 18,000 LVTs were manufactured in World War II, and they served from North Africa to the Rhine, and most famously in the Pacific on Iwo Jima. The National WWII Museum has an LVT-4 on display in the STEM Innovation Gallery of the Kushner Restoration Pavilion.

2018年1月22日 · In WWII, the military quickly realized that amphibious assaults would require efficient and effective means of getting men, machines, and supplies ashore. More to the point, they quickly learned from bloody experience that they needed to get heavy firepower ashore in the initial wave and they needed to provide better protection for the assault ...