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US Army Transportation Museum page on the M274 Mule; Olive-Drab website on the M274 [dead link ] Bill Watson's M274 Mule website "Jungle Buggy Packs A Load" , May 1948, Popular Science vehicle from which M27 evolved; Vehicle lunarization study, US Army M-274 'Mule' vehicle. Volume 2, part 1: Technical discussion [dead link ] Vehicle ...
Haflinger, Steyr Puch, is not listed in the table of Australian Army vehicles in Vietnam within the M Cecil book Mud & Dust, but a popular misconception may have occurred because of the US M274 Mechanical Mule which has a similar size and mechanical arrangement and was used to carry munitions and other equipment.
1958-1960 Willys XM443 / M443E1 "Super Mule" – prototypes for 3⁄4-ton, underfloor mid-engined platform-trucks, comparable to but larger than the M274 "Mechanical Mule". [4] [1] [5] Never entered production due to reliability problems. 1967–1969 M715 Truck — based on the commercial Kaiser Jeep Gladiator
GM CUCVs were assembled mostly from existing heavy duty light commercial truck parts. The CUCVs came in four basic body styles: pickup, utility, ambulance body and chassis cab. [12] [13] The M1008 was the basic cargo truck, the M1010 was the ambulance, and the M1009 was a Chevrolet K5 Blazer uprated to 3 ⁄ 4-ton capacity.
Produced by FWD during World War II, many were purchased by Canada and in 1943 the US Army placed an order and between 7,000 and 9,000 were produced for them, although most of these were supplied to allies under Lend-Lease as it was a non-standardized type with little inter-changeability of parts with other trucks in US service. [26] FWD Model B
M270 refers to the transverse configuration for front-wheel drive vehicles, while M274 refers to the longitudinally-mounted layout for rear-wheel drive vehicles. [1] Both engines are based on the same design with dual overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder, variable valve timing, direct injection, and compliance with the EU6 emissions standard. [2]
The Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) is a series of vehicles used by the U.S. Marines. [1] [9] The first MTVRs were delivered in late 1999.The MTVR is the equivalent of the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); the Marines do not use the FMTV (with the exception of the FMTV-based HIMARS) and the Army does not use the MTVR.
The M40 could also be used on the M274 4×4 utility platform "mechanical mule." [ 20 ] Replacing the M27 recoilless rifle , the M40 primarily saw action during the Vietnam War and was widely used during various conflicts thereafter in Africa or in the Middle East.