The Alligator Donald Roebling’s Alligator was the original Amphibious Assault Vehicle developed by non-military contractors. It had tracks with spikes to increase grip and was made of lightweight aluminum. Roebling wanted to optimize its…
The Imperial Japanese military’s structure during WWII can be considered unorthodox by modern standards. For example, its navy (IJN) crewed and fielded amphibious tanks. Their goal was to support amphibious…
Ask most people about ducks, and they think of the birds that you’d feed in a park or what they would go hunting out with some buddies in the spring or fall. Others may think of it as the middle bird in a turducken. But World War II veterans will t…