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From 1968 onwards, the U.S. military replaced the M37 with the heavier-rated 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or five-quarter) ton Kaiser Jeep manufactured M715 family of vehicles. Rather than purpose-built tactical vehicles, these "militarized" commercial off-the-shelf ('COTS') trucks were considered underpowered and fragile compared to the M37. [ 3 ]
The name of this article would at first suggest a focus on models that are indeed called Dodge WC-numbers, either 4x4 or 6x6. However, the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps' central Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) Supply Catalog, covering the WC series, conveys both by its title, "SNL G-657 – Master Parts List, Dodge Trucks", as well as by the explicit types list on its second page, that (because of ...
By 1915, the US Army was using trucks tactically. When the US joined World War I in April, 1917 it began purchasing trucks in larger numbers. Early trucks were often designed for both military and commercial use, later military-specific designs were built. Since 1940 the US military has ordered over 3,000,000 tactical trucks.
Dodge M37: 3 ⁄ 4-ton truck 4x4: 1958 Produced by Dodge as a modernized equivalent of Dodge's WC series. [18] Dodge M880/M890 CUCV: 1¼-ton truck 4x4 / 4x2: 1976 A Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle produced by Dodge, it was a militarised version of Dodge's W200 3 ⁄ 4-ton pickup. [19] Dodge M1918: 1 ⁄ 2-ton truck 4x2: 1918
light truck: no: 1987–present: Israel Automotive Industries: AIL Abir II: light truck: Israel AM General: AM General Humvee M1097A2: light truck: no: 1984–present: United States, Tunisia Ashok Leyland Defence Systems: Ashok Leyland Super Stallion: heavy: no: India Astra: Astra SM(HD) heavy truck/tractor: no: 2000–present: Italy Astra ...
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.
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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