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2½-ton 6×6 truck. A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. The -ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s. [ nb 1] Also frequently known as the deuce and a half, or ...
M1112 Trailer, Tank, Water: 400 gallon, 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 8-wheel (Water Buffalo) M1113 HMMWV 4 × 4 utility vehicle M1114 HMMWV 4 × 4 weapon carrier with improved armour protection
The Diamond T 4-ton 6×6 truck was a heavy tactical truck built for the United States Army during World War II. Its G-number was G-509. Cargo models were designed to transport a 4-ton (3,600 kg) load over all terrain in all weather. There were also wrecker, dump, and other models. They were replaced by the M39 series 5-ton 6×6 trucks in the 1950s.
In exchange for sending 28 Slovenian M55S tanks (upgraded T-55 tanks) to Ukraine, Germany handed over 40 MAN HX 8×8 RMMV trucks to Slovenia in December 2022. [59] Sweden In May 2014 Sweden placed an initial order with RMMV for trucks. The initial order is for 215 trucks, of which 62 are HX2, the bulk of these HX44M 8×8.
Amphibious vehicle. An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian) is a vehicle that works both on land and on or under water. Amphibious vehicles include amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars, buses, trucks, railway vehicles, combat vehicles, and hovercraft . Classic landing craft are not amphibious vehicles as they do not work on land, although they ...
The Bedford MW was a 15 cwt (760 kg) 4x2 truck, powered by a Bedford 72 bhp (54 kW) six-cylinder inline 210 cu in (3.5 L) petrol engine through a four speed transmission. [ 1][ 2] Despite lacking four wheel drive and so being unsuited for off-road use, the MW's powerful engine, short wheel base, low centre of gravity and relatively light weight ...
Rescue vehicle. A rescue vehicle is a specialised vehicle designed to transport and provide the equipment necessary for technical rescue. [ 1] Vehicles carry an array of special equipment such as the jaws of life, wooden cribbing, generators, winches, hi-lift jacks, cranes, cutting torches, circular saws and other forms of heavy equipment ...
Fordson WOT. The Fordson WOT2 had a nominal 15-cwt (3/4 ton) payload. The Fordson WOT (from War Office 'type' or 'truck') was a military truck produced by Ford of Britain in the Second World War. From 1939 to 1945, around 130,000 units were produced at the Ford Dagenham plant with almost half being the WOT2. [ 1]