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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]
M939 series trucks – previous U.S. Army 5-ton truck; M809 series trucks – previous U.S. Army 5-ton truck (remained in use alongside successor M939 series) M35 series trucks – previous U.S. Army 2.5-ton truck; Oshkosh MTVR; Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck; Palletized load system; Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) Leyland 4-tonne truck
Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement – 7,500 units. Heavy Equipment Transport System; M35 2½ ton cargo truck; M939 Truck – 32,000 units. M970; Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles – 80,000 units. Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck – 13,000 units. Logistics Vehicle System; Palletized Load System; Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle; R-11 ...
A series of trucks based on commercial truck models with minimal modifications to make them suitable for military service, they include M915 series of 14-ton 6x4 semi-tractors built by AM General and later Freightliner, the M916 20-ton 6x6 semi-tractors built by Freightliner, the M917 dump trucks initially Freightliner 18.5-ton 8x6 vehicles and ...
M13 tool and bench, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M14 spare parts, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M15 unknown; M16 machine shop, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M17 unknown; M18 electrical repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M19 tank transporter (G159) M20 prime mover, 12-ton, Diamond T, (G159) – M19 tank transporter; M21 unknown; M22 lift, (G161)
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.
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck; Howie machine gun carrier; M. M58 Wolf; M809 series 5-ton 6×6 truck; ... List of United States Army tactical truck engines; U.
In 1949 the US Army set a requirement for a family of extra heavy-duty 10‑ton (9,072 kg) load rated, off-road, 6x6 tactical trucks. 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 ...
