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LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 (V) ton), is an aluminium-hulled amphibious cargo vehicle capable of transporting 5 tons. It was developed in the United States during the 1950s, and is used in a variety of auxiliary roles to this day.
The M520 "Truck, Cargo, 8-ton, 4x4", nicknamed Goer, truck series was formerly the US Army’s standard heavy tactical truck before its replacement by the Oshkosh HEMTT. As trucks go, the Caterpillar -made Goer stands out due to being articulated , much wider than other trucks, and lacking suspension on the wheels.
M76 crossing paddy fields. It was designed and built by Pontiac Motor Division in the late 1940s and intended as a replacement for the M29 Weasel.It entered service with the USMC in the early 1950s and many saw action in the Vietnam War.
The vehicle has a top road speed of about 32 miles per hour, considerably less than that of its M75 predecessor. 135 gallons (511 liters) of fuel could be carried, giving it a road range of approximately 120 miles (150 km). The vehicle was designed to be amphibious, with rubber seals on all hatches and doors. A trim vane is provided.
The Ford GPA "Seep" (Government 'P' Amphibious, where 'P' stood for its 80-inch wheelbase), with supply catalog number G504, was an amphibious version of the World War II Ford GPW jeep. Over 12 thousand were made and they served with Allied forces in the many theatres of WW2, including the Pacific, Eastern front, and from D-day to the end.
Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo ...
LARC-LX unloading a smaller, aluminium-hulled LARC-V An M60A2 tank is driven off LARC 60 amphibious cargo vessel during Army exposition PROLOG 1985. Size comparison to a DUKW View of the port side of the LARC-LX at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee
The name DUKW comes from General Motors Corporation model nomenclature: [6]. D, 1942 production series; U, Utility; K, all wheel drive; W, tandem rear axles, both driven; Decades later, the designation was explained erroneously by writers such as Donald Clarke, who wrote in 1978 that it was an initialism for "Duplex Universal Karrier, Wheeled".