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Malta Command was an independent command of the British Army. It commanded all army units involved in the defence of Malta. Once mobilised the Command deployed its headquarters to underground hardened shelters [1] and its combat units were deployed to fixed points in the Maltese countryside, from where they operated.
The following is a list of equipment of the United States Army during World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941, the United States joined the war and started actively supporting the Allies' campaign.
The Autocar Model U8144T, officially "5- to 6-Ton, 4×4, Ponton Tractor Truck", (supply catalog number G511) was the largest, and most heavy-duty, of a family of heavy four-wheel drive trucks developed for, and deployed primarily with, the United States Army in World War II.
The Pershing heavy tank (named after General Pershing) was the only heavy tank used in combat by the US armed forces during World War II. An earlier design, the Heavy Tank M6, was not accepted for large scale production and only 40 were produced.
Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page – Akira Takizawa; Ware, P (2012). The Illustrated Guide to military Vehicles. Wigston: Hermes House. ISBN 978-0-85723-953-2. Zaloga, Steven J.; James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press, London. ISBN 0-85368-606-8. Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks ...
In 1939–1941, the US Army Quartermaster Corps was developing a full, and largely standardized line of tactical trucks, that could all operate off-road, and in all weather. In 1941, trucks of 1 ⁄ 4 -ton, 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ton, and 3-ton load capacity, (4x4), and of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ton , 4-ton, and 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 -tons, (6x6), were in ...
In the late 1930s the US Army began setting requirements for custom built tactical trucks, winning designs would be built in quantity. As demand increased during WWII some standardized designs were built by other manufactures. Most trucks had gasoline (G) engines until the early 1960s, when multifuel (M) and diesel (D) engines were introduced ...
Army vehicle numbers were preceded by USA or US ARMY, normally appearing on a line above the number in same color and size as the number. If there was room, it could all appear in one line. For Marine Corps vehicles, substitute USMC. [1]: 65 The 1942 regulations (AR-850-5) required U.S.A. over the 5 or 6 digit number. [4]: 5