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The G-507 Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6x6 Truck, Dodge (WC-62 w/o Winch) was based on a lengthened WC-51 Weapons Carrier with an extra axle added. When the U.S. Army enlarged rifle squads from eight to twelve men, the 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton no longer sufficed, and a 48-inch (1.22 m) longer 6×6 variant was created that used most of the ...
Smaller units, on the other hand, are no longer standardized, leading to deviating lengths, like 8 ft (2.44 m) or 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft (1.98 m), with non-standard widths of 2.20 m / 86.6 in and 1.95 m / 76 + 3 ⁄ 4 in respectively, and non-standard heights of 2.26 m / 7 ft 5 in and 1.91 m / 6 ft 3.2 in respectively, [90] for storage or off-shore use.
The Bison is an armoured personnel carrier that has been in active service since 1990, built by Diesel Division General Motors Canada. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] They were purchased and intended for operation by the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve , but were rapidly appropriated by the Regular Force of Land Force Command , leaving the armoured Reserve units ...
USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7) was a Saipan-class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy, later converted to the command ship CC-2.It is the second ship named "Wright". The first Wright (AV-1) was named for Orville Wright; the second honored both Wright brothers: Orville and Wilbur.
You can watch Thursday Night Football: Packers vs. Lions at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video. Thursday Night Football returns to its island-game normalcy tonight after a turkey ...
A typical carrier air wing can include 24–36 F/A-18E or F Super Hornets as strike fighters; two squadrons of 10–12 F/A-18C Hornets, with one of these often provided by the U.S. Marine Corps (VMFA), also as strike fighters; 4–6 EA-18G Growlers for electronic warfare; 4–6 E-2C or D Hawkeyes for airborne early warning (AEW), C-2 Greyhounds ...
These were increases of 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) in beam and over 2 ft (0.6 m) in draught compared to their earlier incarnations as battlecruisers. They displaced 24,210 long tons (24,600 t) at normal load and 26,990 long tons (27,420 t) at deep load, increases of over 3,000 long tons (3,000 t).
The hangar was 424 feet (129.2 m) long and its width varied from 68 to 74 feet (20.7 to 22.6 m), constrained by the bulky funnel uptakes and boat compartments. The height of the hangar was not exceeded on an American aircraft carrier until the Forrestal-class ships appeared in the mid-1950s. Aircraft repair shops, 108-foot (32.9 m) long, were ...