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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.
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.
Mack's design, influenced by their WWII era NO (7 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6x6 truck), was chosen. Designed as an entire family of trucks, only the semi-tractor and cargo/prime mover were built. 392 M123 were built between 1955 and 1957 and 552 M125 were built between 1957 and 1958.
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]
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.
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.
In the latter 1940s and throughout the 1950s, while Speir, now project engineer for the Army's Amphibious Warfare Program, worked on "bigger and better" amphibious vehicles such as the "Super Duck", the "Drake", and the mammoth BARC (Barge, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo), many DUKWs were made surplus and used as rescue vehicles by fire ...
5-ton truck 6x6: 1950 A 5-ton 6×6 truck produced during the Cold War. Jeffery Quad (Nash Quad) 1½-ton truck 4x4: 1916 Produced by Jeffery and later by Nash, it was introduced into US Army service in time for the 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico. [39] Over 11,500 saw military service, the model was extensively used during World War I. [40]