Physics of Caterpillar Tracks

Whenever you see one of the CAT wipe out the hillside at Snow College, you may not be able to see something wonderful. But the truck used for it is clever and its invention is comparable to the invention of the wheel. The first car that moves with a steam engine began to appear in the early 19th century. Various machines began to slowly replace horses. This is especially true for jobs that require a lot of power. Of course, transportation is the first and most advantageous recruiter.

Tanks based on crawler trucks (invented first in 1770 and completed in the early 20 th century) and 4 stroke gasoline engines (improved in the 1970 's) included Maxim or Guns Luis Gun, armor plating and the First World War Early tracks were equipped. It is configured to pass a width of 2.4 m (8 ft.). Early tanks were of low reliability and were often out of order. At first they were afraid of Germans, but the use in exchange in 1917 provided more opportunities for development than the actual battle success. People also recognize the need to develop new tactics to make the best use of such weapons. In particular, the planner learned that they needed infantry support and assembly to make tanks effective. Like tank attacks in Cambrai campaign in November 1917, as tanks could enter hundreds, they began to show their possibilities. German cannon soon learned how to deal with them

In World War I, the German army had little emphasis on armored vehicles (armored vehicles) that were driven by caterpillar type crawlers. Britain was the first country to launch tanks on the battlefield. Their allies in France are not so late. The Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) ended the conflict and banned German made tanks. Germans found a way to build armored troops under the pretext of their fighting power. When they started war, their Panzer I and II models were ready

The Holt crawler truck experiment started at the Schneider factory in May 1915 and demonstrated the superiority of the latter with a 75-horsepower wheel guide type and 45 horsepower integrated track type baby halt. : 102 - 11 President of the Republic continued on June 16, Commander Ferrus witnessed on September 10. On December 9, 1915 the first chassis with armor was presented to the French Army of Suan and executed by Colonel Estienne. : 68: 111