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The Ranger Special Operations Vehicle (RSOV) is a light military vehicle of the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, based on the Land Rover Defender. The RSOV is not meant to be an assault vehicle, but rather a rapid defensive platform.
The following is a (partial) listing of vehicle model numbers or M-numbers assigned by the United States Army. Some of these designations are also used by other agencies, services, and nationalities, although these various end users usually assign their own nomenclature.
Vehicle registration plates of the United States Army in Germany; M-numbers; List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces; List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
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 ...
Vehicle registration plates of the United States Army in Germany; Tank classification; List of "M" series military vehicles; List of currently active United States military land vehicles; List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps; G-numbers
The M578 recovery vehicle is seen here assisting the crew of an M551 Sheridan light tank in Vietnam.. In 1956 the US Army commissioned the Pacific Car & Foundry Company to design an undercarriage for a new series of self-propelled artillery systems that would be lighter, air transportable, and provide a common chassis for multiple vehicles.
The US Marines have used both US Army and their own specific models, some are shown. The "ton" (907 kg) weight ratings are the payload of a basic cargo version of the truck, not of the individual version. The "wheel arrangement" designation is the number of wheels x the number of driven wheels.
Army vehicle numbers were preceded by USA or US ARMY, normally appearing on a line above the number in same color and size as the number. If there was room, it could all appear in one line. For Marine Corps vehicles, substitute USMC. [1]: 65 The 1942 regulations (AR-850-5) required U.S.A. over the 5 or 6 digit number. [4]: 5