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A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14]
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 ...
The "Fénix" is a M4E1 tower, recovered from a car M42 Duster and 2 M50 machine guns .30 caliber for Protective Part (a cylindrical tower made of welded armor plate with open top with twin mounting Bofors 40 mm gun), mounted on a tactical platform Truck 6x6 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton Reo M-35.
1 ⁄ 2 –1 1 ⁄ 2-ton truck 4x4 / 6x6: 1941 Produced by Dodge, initially as a 1 ⁄ 2-ton then later an upgraded and revised 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4 truck, it was produced in a number of body types, a 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6 version which shared many components was also produced; more than 255,000 of all versions were manufactured during World War II. [22 ...
The NM was Mack's first tactical military vehicle. A 6-ton off-road artillery prime mover used to tow AA guns and crews. Their EY 707 cu in (11.6 L) overhead valve inline 6 cylinder gasoline engine developed 170 hp (130 kW). Models 1, 2, and 3 had the enclosed cab from the commercial L-model and commercial tires. Models 5, 6, 7, and 8 (there ...
For non-sequential numbers, like M1 Abrams, see bottom of list. M1 combat car, also known as the M1 light tank; M1 light motorcycle; M2 light tank, .5" MG or 37 mm gun, 11-ton
M1008 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4 (CUCV), M998 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4 (HMMWV) 270: 270 cu in (4.4 L) G: I6: 91 hp (68 kW) @2750rpm: 216 lbf⋅ft (293 N⋅m) @1400rpm: GMC CCKW 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6, DUKW 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6 amphibian: 302: 302 cu in (4.9 L) G: I6: 130 hp (97 kW) @3200rpm: 262 lbf⋅ft (355 N⋅m) @1200rpm: M135 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6 BV-1001: 235 cu ...