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M1062 semitrailer, tank: fuel, 7500 gal., 2-axle XM1063 semitrailer, Van: Electronic Tactical, 12-ton, 4-wheel M1064 mortar carrier , equipped with M121 120 mm mortar
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton (9,100 kg) tactical truck. [2] The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer, and since that date has remained in production for the U.S. Army and other nations.
front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, – one of the alpha-numeric "standard nomenclature lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall list of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...
Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) is the name of a U.S. Army logistics vehicle transport system, the primary purpose of which is to transport the M1 Abrams tank. It is also used to transport, deploy, and evacuate armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery, armored bulldozers, and other heavy vehicles and equipment.
The engine weighs approximately 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) and occupies a volume of 40 cu ft (1.1 m 3), measuring 63 in × 40 in × 28 in (1,600 mm × 1,020 mm × 710 mm). [4] The engine can use a variety of fuels, including jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and marine diesel. [2] The engine is a three-shaft machine composed of five sub-modules: [4]
This large engine assembly necessitated a longer hull (same as the M4A6), [5] becoming the M4A4; [5] most of these were supplied to Allied countries under Lend-Lease. [ 5 ] In the February 1944 issue of the magazine Popular Science , an advertisement by Chrysler claimed the A57 could still move the tank it was fitted in even if 12 out of its 30 ...
In a number of cases, especially the dry sump tank engines (e.g. the HL108 TR), this is the complete designation of an engine: in other words, there is no factory-fitted clutch (K) attached to the engine; no extra drive belts driving a compressor (R) and/or dual fans (RR) on custom pulleys; ignition is achieved by a magneto driven off the ...
The M728 vehicle is used for breaching, obstacle removal, and pioneering operations. Although the M728 consists of a tank hull and a short-barreled turret, it is not a tank and should not be routinely used against enemy tanks. It is an excellent heavy assault support vehicle when used as part of a combined engineer-infantry team.