The M2 half-track car was an American armored half-track produced during the Second World War, designed by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and built by the White Motor Company and, from 1940, the Autocar Company, serving as both an artillery tractor and a reconnaissance vehicle. About 13,500 were produced; the type served U.S. forces in the Philippines, North Africa, Europe and the Pacific with the Marine Corps, with roughly 800 more supplied to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease and additional vehicles distributed to other Allied nations, particularly in South America, with limited use continuing into the 1970s and 1980s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The M2 half-track car was an armored half-track produced by the United States during World War II. Its design drew upon half-tracks imported from France in the 1930s, employing standard components supplied by U.S. truck manufacturers to speed production and reduce costs.
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The M2 half-track car was an armored half-track produced by the United States during World War II. Its design drew upon half-tracks imported from France in the 1930s, employing standard components supplied by U.S. truck manufacturers to speed production and reduce costs.
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The first vehicles were received by the Army in 1941.
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
World War II First Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution
Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
World War II First Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution
Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox: wars
World War II First Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution
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MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Argentine Armed Forces, Operators
[ Argentina; Belgium; Bolivia; Cambodia; Chile; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Portugal; Poland; South Vietnam; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
[ Argentina; Belgium; Bolivia; Cambodia; Chile; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Portugal; Poland; South Vietnam; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
Operated By: Mexican Armed Forces, Operators
[ Argentina; Belgium; Bolivia; Cambodia; Chile; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Portugal; Poland; South Vietnam; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
Operated By: Red Army, Operators
[ Argentina; Belgium; Bolivia; Cambodia; Chile; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Portugal; Poland; South Vietnam; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
[ Argentina; Belgium; Bolivia; Cambodia; Chile; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Israel; Laos; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Portugal; Poland; South Vietnam; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States ]
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