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[1]: 56 United States Army Ambulance Service vehicles carried a red cross and the Caduceus symbol which had been adopted by the U.S. Medical Department in 1902. War Department vehicle numbers were put on vehicles as was section identification signs, SSU meaning services support unit, with 2 or 3 digit number (e.g. SSU 525). [2]
British AEC Matador lorry with allied star on side, aerial recognition on cab roof with H on cab door meaning artillery tractor followed by vehicle census number 4950450. The marking on military vehicles to identify the country or unit pre-dates the development of mechanical vehicles.
All Australian divisions had distinct vehicle markings in addition to the signs worn on the uniform shown below. [87] The uniform signs shown below were worn by division headquarters personnel. The New Zealand Division used a system of colour patches to distinguish its various units, the sign below is the vehicle sign. [88]
US Military Wheeled Vehicles (3 ed.). Victory WWII. ISBN 0-970056-71-0. Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Krause. ISBN 0-87349-508-X. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018; Standard Military Vehicle Data Sheets. Ordnance Tank Automotive Cmd. 1959. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014
front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, – one of the alpha-numeric "standard nomenclature lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall list of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...
The term "bumper number" refers the combination of numbers and letters on the front and rear of a vehicle that uniquely identify that vehicle. There are many regulations that govern the use of bumper numbers. These regulations serve to standardize markings across the Army in order to improve efficiency and ensure markings add to combat readiness.
List of equipment used in World War II; List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II; List of prototype World War II combat vehicles; Military equipment of Germany's allies on the Balkan and Russian fronts (1941–45) List of U.S. Signal Corps Vehicles; G-numbers; Hobarts Funnies
Reconnaissance vehicle United States: M3 scout car: Armored car United States: M8 Greyhound: Armored car United States: Had a turret-less variant that was named M20 M38 Wolfhound: Armored car United States: M29 Weasel: Tracked vehicle United States: S1 scout car: Armored car Australia: T17E1 Staghound: Armored car United States: Armored ...