Deweycat LVT2 Amtrac pack -

In the 1930s. with foresight of future potential conflicts, the US Marines sought a tracked amphibious vehicle capable of carrying men and equipment to shore and then traversing on land. The initial design, based on an existing model produced for use in the Everglades, was quite capable but was unarmoured. The first major production of armoured Landing Vehicles – Tracked, L.T.Vs – or “Amtracs”- commenced after the USMC pushed for the adoption of an armoured LTV, for both personnel transport as…

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