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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A &#039;&#039;&#039;Kégresse track&#039;&#039;&#039; is an unusual kind of rubber tracks which uses a flexible belt rather than interlocking metal segments. It can be fitted to a conventional car or truck to turn it into a [[half-track]], suitable for use over rough or soft ground. Conventional front wheels and steering are used. <br /> <br /> The Kégresse propulsion and suspension system incorporates an articulated bogie, fitted to the rear of the vehicle with a large drive wheel at one end, a large unpowered idler wheel at the other and several small guide wheels in between, over which run a reinforced flexible belt. The belt is fitted with metal or rubber treads to grip the ground. It differs from conventional track systems by using a flexible belt rather than interlocking metal segments.<br /> <br /> The name comes from the system&#039;s inventor [[Adolphe Kégresse]], who designed the original while working for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia between 1906 and 1916. He applied it to several cars in the Royal garage including [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] cars and [[Packard]] trucks. The Russian army also fitted the system to a number of their [[Austin Armoured Car]]s. After the Russian Revolution Kégresse returned to his native France where the system was used on [[Citroën]] cars between 1921 and 1937 for off-road and military vehicles.<br /> <br /> In the late 1920s the U.S. Army purchased several Citroën-Kégresse vehicles for evaluation followed by a licence to produce them. This resulted in the Army Ordnance Department building a prototype in 1939. In September 1940 it went into production with the [[M2 Half Track Car|M2]] and [[M3 Half-track|M3]] half-track versions. The United States eventually produced more than 41,000 vehicles in over 70 versions between 1940 and 1944. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> {{Unreferenced|date=July 2007}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://derela.republika.pl/c-k.htm Citroën-Kegresse halftracks in the Polish Army]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Automotive suspension technologies]]<br /> [[Category:Engineering vehicles]]<br /> [[Category:Tracked vehicles|*]]</div>

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