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By 1915, the US Army was using trucks tactically. When the US joined World War I in April, 1917 it began purchasing trucks in larger numbers. Early trucks were often designed for both military and commercial use, later military-specific designs were built. Since 1940 the US military has ordered over 3,000,000 tactical trucks.
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.
Family of 4×4 and 6×6 tactical trucks with 2.5-ton, 5-ton, 9-ton and 10-ton payload (U.S. tons) [1] Place of origin: United States: Service history; In service: 1996–present: Used by: United States Army and others (see Operators) Production history; Designer: Steyr of Austria (original); Stewart & Stevenson for FMTV requirement.
33 comments Toggle Merger proposal: List of United States Army tactical truck models subsection 1.1 Existing list or new one 1.2 Should a list that has been in place for years have been edited or replaced with a new list?
Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...
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 ...
The M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck was a family of heavy tactical trucks built for the United States Armed Forces. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 5-ton (4,500 kg), 14 ft (4.3 m) long load over all terrain in all weather. In on-road service the load weight was doubled.
M123 and M125 10-ton 6x6 trucks; M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck; M274 ½-ton 4×4 utility platform truck; M422 Mighty Mite; M425 and 426 tractor truck; M520 Goer; M559; M656; M809 series 5-ton 6×6 truck; M816 Wrecker; M877; M915 (truck) M939 series 5-ton 6×6 truck; M970; M1151; M1288 GMV 1.1; Mack AC; Mack model EH trucks; Mack NJU 5-ton 4x4 ...