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This let the truck perform wrecker duties and to load and tow semi trailers. All had a front and rear winch. Oversize 12.00×20 were used, this was the only model to have this size. As a wrecker the boom could support 12,000 lb (5,400 kg), as a tractor the fifth wheel load rating was 15,000 lb (6,800 kg). [7] [19]
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 1965 CONDEC began building 3188 diesel powered M123A, Mack began building 420 in 1968.
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.
M819 Wrecker tractor truck. The M819 Medium wrecker tractor truck, with an extra long wheelbase, was a wrecker with a fifth wheel mounted behind the boom. This let the truck load and tow semi trailers. Meant for aircraft recovery, they had a smaller body and less equipment than the M816. All had a front winch, the fifth wheel replaced the rear ...
The M939 is a 5-ton 6×6 U.S. military heavy truck. The basic cargo versions were designed to transport a 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) cargo load over all terrain in all weather. Designed in the late 1970s to replace the M39 and M809 series of trucks, it has been in service ever since.
M816 Medium Wrecker Truck. Medium wrecker trucks were used to recover disabled or stuck trucks and lift large components. A rotating, telescoping, and elevating hydraulic boom could lift a maximum of 20,000 lb (9,100 kg). Although the truck was not meant to carry a load, the boom could support 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) when towing. [34] [35] [36]
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN SX: heavy truck/tractor: no: 2005–present: Germany, United Kingdom, New Zealand Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN TGA: heavy truck: yes: 2000–present: Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN TGM: medium truck: yes: 2000–present: Austria, Germany Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles: MAN TGS ...
M543 truck, wrecker, medium, 5-ton, 6 × 6, Gas Engine (G744) – M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck. M543A1 truck, wrecker, medium, 5-ton, 6 × 6, Mack Engine; M543A2 truck, wrecker, medium, 5-ton, 6 × 6, Continental Engine; XM545 trailer, chassis, 1-ton 2 wheel (G839) M546 carrier tracked, guided missile, MIM-46 Mauler