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US Army Transportation Museum page on the M274 Mule; Olive-Drab website on the M274 [dead link ] Bill Watson's M274 Mule website "Jungle Buggy Packs A Load" , May 1948, Popular Science vehicle from which M27 evolved; Vehicle lunarization study, US Army M-274 'Mule' vehicle. Volume 2, part 1: Technical discussion [dead link ] Vehicle ...
Haflinger, Steyr Puch, is not listed in the table of Australian Army vehicles in Vietnam within the M Cecil book Mud & Dust, but a popular misconception may have occurred because of the US M274 Mechanical Mule which has a similar size and mechanical arrangement and was used to carry munitions and other equipment.
GM CUCVs were assembled mostly from existing heavy duty light commercial truck parts. The CUCVs came in four basic body styles: pickup, utility, ambulance body and chassis cab. [12] [13] The M1008 was the basic cargo truck, the M1010 was the ambulance, and the M1009 was a Chevrolet K5 Blazer uprated to 3 ⁄ 4-ton capacity.
Type: Family of 4×4 and 6×6 tactical trucks with 2.5-ton, 5-ton, 9-ton and 10-ton payload (U.S. tons) [1] Place of origin: United States: Service history
M274 carrier, light weapons, Infantry, 4-cylinder Willys, 1 ⁄ 2-ton M274A1 carrier , light weapons, Infantry, 106 mm platform, 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 25 mph M274A2 truck , platform, utility, magnesium frame, 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 4 × 4
M270 refers to the transverse configuration for front-wheel drive vehicles, while M274 refers to the longitudinally-mounted layout for rear-wheel drive vehicles. [1] Both engines are based on the same design with dual overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder, variable valve timing, direct injection, and compliance with the EU6 emissions standard. [2]
Produced by FWD during World War II, many were purchased by Canada and in 1943 the US Army placed an order and between 7,000 and 9,000 were produced for them, although most of these were supplied to allies under Lend-Lease as it was a non-standardized type with little inter-changeability of parts with other trucks in US service. [26] FWD Model B
The Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) is a family of heavy-duty military logistics vehicles of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) based on a common 5-axle ten-wheel drive (10x10) chassis.