WW2 vehicles against mud (Half-Track, Weasel, Jeep,...) - Fort de Lantin 2021
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2021
- Here we can see a selection a WW2 allied military vehicles handling mud: M29 Weasel, M20 Armored Car (Ford), M3 Half-Track (White), Jeep Willys MB or Dodge WC-52 & WC-51. Some of them can really perfom well in off-road.
It was recorded during the 2021 festivities held by the BMVT (Belgian Military Vehicle Trust) at the Fort de Lantin (Belgium). - Авто та транспорт
What am amazing collection of running vehicles! Each one is a piece of history. Thanks for posting! :3
Outstanding video that, if you really think about it, was made possible by so many brave young men, decades ago.
All great vehicles! My favorite was the M29 Weasel.
The M29 Weasel has so little ground pressure, it litteraly cant tell the difference between super soft mud and a regular road.
That was not super sof mud At all.
Gotta love the M29.
Cool video. In many of the pictures in WWII in mud you see the vehicles have chains on. I am curious how chains may have helped a jeep or even the half track in the mud. I have used them on all 4 corners in the snow, but never in the mud.
Chains are very usefull in drastic improving traction in mud. Chains can not be flied..filled with mud like trade in tires..amd chains have not problems with self cleaning like tires many times have.
Chains can get anything out of anywhere as long as it ain’t buried
戦争は拒否しますが、車両はとても素敵です♪
Cool!... thanks from down under👍🇳🇿
M3 half track is my biggesssssssssst love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💙💙💛💛🧡🧡M3 half track is my biggesssssssssst love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💙💙💛💛🧡🧡
It is kind of ironic to watch this, and see the M3 Half-Track struggling to steer, because the front axle drive was engaged. I honestly think he could have gotten around without the under steer if he had just disengaged the front axle.
Wow! I never thought a halftrack had that much trouble in the mud.
To be fair it's just a truck with a short track instead of the rear wheel. A sdkfz251 would have no trouble with that i guess.
Remember, the half-track was also the heaviest of the vehicles, with most of the weight pressing down in the rear. If it had wider tracks to distribute the weight more, then it would have had less trouble.
@@Animeaddiction I would say a longer track and more roadwheels could do the trick. Just wider tracks can't do away with to much groundpreassure per wheel but it would increase grip.
@@hannesromhild8532 The early models of Sherman tanks had the same problems since the narrow track and Vertical Volute Sping Suspension pressed down on a smaller area. Using devices called Duckbills to widen the tracks helped as a stopgap measure. The later models with the Horizontal Volute or HVSS had the wider track like the Easy 8 Shermans with less ground pressure and wider footprint. Remember the DUKW? They deflated their tires when on sandy or muddy terrain when going onto the beach or shoreline.
Makes me wonder if they ever used steering brakes on those. Also, it looked like the attitude of the track suspe sion would make a big difference, like a snowmobile. If the front track wheels were pushing down harder than the rears, then the truck might act as this one did with the tracks resisting a turn and the steer wheels running light. Conversely, if the rear set of track wheels were pushing down harder than the front set, then it might handle more like a conventional Truck.
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Thank you for sharing
Too much fun!
Nice
Great video. They drive through normal country roads. Where is the difficult terrain?
Luck in the muck, Chuck.
Never realized just how small the Weasel is.
Didn't these folks believe in car doors?
Do the half tracks not have independent breaking in the back?
The original bar tread military tyres were not very good offroad. Compare these to the aftermarket tyres on the 3/5 ton Dodge T-214. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_WC_series
Lets start engineering a modern take on these, cut the weight a little, and allow em to have robust fuel electric engines. Market them as off roader enthusiast vehicles, and I think we can develop a new market!