Abstract: A tracked vehicle encompassing: a load subassembly; a drive track that is retained movably on the load subassembly in order to execute a motion along a circulation path of the drive track; a linear motor, a stator of the linear motor being arranged in stationary fashion with respect to the load subassembly, and a rotor of the linear motor being arranged for motion together with the drive track, and/or the rotor being embodied in the drive track; the rotor having permanent magnets that are arranged in the drive track and are embodied for motion together with the drive track.