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Usually the back wheels are the ones connected to the engine, providing the power to rotate the tracks, and these are the drive wheels. The rest are bogey wheels.

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The vehicle had the tracks of a tank and the front wheels of of a truck in world war 2?

Called a "half track."


What is the name of the first tank in World War 1?

the first name of the tank in world war I is called big bessy


Why war tanks have caterpillar tracks over their wheels?

caterpillar tracks have large surface area than wheels. larger the surface area, smaller will be the pressure. Hence tanks and buldozers are fitted with caterpillar tracks


Why wheels of a battle tank move on a belt?

The belts are called tracks. Normal vehicles, with just wheels, tend to sink easily into the mud when off a paved road, and become stuck. All the weight of the vehicle is pressed into the ground at four relatively small areas, making those areas likely to be pushed deeply into mud by the weight of the vehicle. Even before WWI inventors had realized that spreading the vehicles weight with the use of tracks instead of wheels would keep the vehicle from becoming mired in the mud. These were called caterpillar tracks. In WWI this innovation was adopted for a new use, when battle tanks were invented. The wider the track, the better the vehicle is able to keep from sinking into the mud, but this was not really understood until WWII. The tracks use the same principle as snowshoes, developed by Eskimos, that look a little bit like tennis rackets. The snowshoes spread the weight of the foot over the top of the snow, keeping the foot from sinking into the snow. Most of the wheels on the side of a battle tank are there just to give support and shape to the tracks. These are called bogey wheels. Only the back wheels on either side are connected to the engine and supply power to the tracks. These back, drive wheels are cog wheels, geared, with teeth. These teeth fit into slots on the inside of the track to drive the tracks around.


What is the name of the tank?

The closest anybody has come to naming the illustrious Tank Man has been Wang Wei Lin, but this was reported by only one journalist, and no credible other source has emerged since then (1989). It might remain a mystery forever.

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What name is given to tracks on a tank?

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Twenty wheels connectd to the tracks.


Where is the fuel tank on 1992 Plymouth Sundance?

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How many wheels on a tank in World War 2?

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What is tank johsnons middle name?

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What simple machine is in the tank?

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Is Baker tank a brand name or type of tank?

the name of the tank/brand


Where is the fuel tank located on a 97 Ford Thunderbird?

On a 1997 Ford Thunderbird : The fuel tank is under the vehicle , ahead of the rear wheels


Is the gas tank located in the trunk of a 1992 thunderbird?

On a 1992 Ford Thunderbird : The gas tank is under the vehicle , just in front of the rear wheels


What is the birth name of Hayden Tank?

Hayden Tank's birth name is Hayden Alexander Tank.


Where is the charcoal canister located on a 2006 corolla?

Between the back wheels under the fuel tank


Why do army tankers have broad steel tracks rather than wheels?

Wheels might get shot out and tracks make it easier for the tank to go over rough land