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In 1976 the M880/M890 series was put into production under a large contract, [5] [2] intended to replace previous Dodge M37 and Kaiser Jeep M715 trucks and their variants. The M880/890 trucks were adopted as part of a drive by the U.S. military to use COTS vehicles, with appropriate modifications, where such usage was feasible. [5]
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.
M884 – M880 fitted with 100-amp 24-volt generator and slide-in shelter kit with tie-downs; M885 – M880 fitted with slide-in shelter kit with tie-downs; M886 – M880 ambulance model; M887 – M880 maintenance model; M888 – M880 telephone maintenance model; M890 – 4 × 2 pickup; M891 – M890 fitted with additional 60-amp 24-volt generator
The potential sale of a further 20 was announced in August 2016. [18] Spain: 1× M88A1 in service with the Spanish Navy Marines. [9] Sudan: 2× M88A1 in service with the Sudan People's Armed Forces. [9] Republic of China: 37× M88A1 in service with the Republic of China Army. [9] 14× M88A2 order. [19]
Between 1976 and 1977, about 44,000 D-series trucks entered military service as the M880 series CUCV. The CUCVs were based on the W200 and powered by a 318 V8 mated to a Torqueflite 727 3-speed automatic transmission. There was also a 4×2-only version called the M890.
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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 ...