What is the name of the bike with tank treads from Saving Private Ryan?

Kevin

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I googled "tank bike" and it came up but I dont think its called that.
Here's an image
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_apr2006/TankBike.jpg
 
SdKfz 2, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 or Kettenkrad.

This was a half-track designed vehicle. There were a number of different vehicles that had a half track. The reason behind the half track was that the front would have normal wheels, which allowed for easier maneuvering. It allowed for the driver to steer it like a normal vehicle with a wheel. This allowed anybody to be able to drive it without any training as opposed to a full tracked vehicle like a tank, which has a different method of steering and were less maneuverable. The tracks allowed this vehicle to operate in terrain a conventional wheeled vehicle cannot. This gave half tracks the best of both worlds so to speak.
 
SdKfz 2, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 or Kettenkrad.

This was a half-track designed vehicle. There were a number of different vehicles that had a half track. The reason behind the half track was that the front would have normal wheels, which allowed for easier maneuvering. It allowed for the driver to steer it like a normal vehicle with a wheel. This allowed anybody to be able to drive it without any training as opposed to a full tracked vehicle like a tank, which has a different method of steering and were less maneuverable. The tracks allowed this vehicle to operate in terrain a conventional wheeled vehicle cannot. This gave half tracks the best of both worlds so to speak.
 
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