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1956–1965 Jeep Forward Control military variants M676 Truck, Cargo Pickup; M677 Truck, Cargo Pickup w/4 Dr. Cab; M678 Truck, Carry All; M679 Truck, Ambulance; 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".
The first 99,999 jeeps had five digit numbers after the prefix, thereafter six digit numbers. 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.
Finding Aids for researching the US Army Archived 9 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine (compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History) Military Vehicle Camouflage; The U.S. Army's Technical Bulletin 43-0209; Joint Service Pollution Prevention Opportunity Handbook – Improved Stenciling and Marking System; FM 1, The Army (14 ...
Willys-Overland and its successors, Willys Motors and Kaiser Jeep continued to supply the U.S. military, as well as many allied nations with military jeeps through the late 1960s. In 1950, the first post-war military jeep, the M38 (or MC), was launched, based on the 1949 CJ‑3A.
From 1968 onwards, the U.S. military replaced the M37 with the heavier-rated 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or five-quarter) ton Kaiser Jeep manufactured M715 family of vehicles. Rather than purpose-built tactical vehicles, these "militarized" commercial off-the-shelf ('COTS') trucks were considered underpowered and fragile compared to the M37. [3]
Originally intended to be a civilian and agricultural successor to the Willys Jeep (the prototype Land Rover was built on the chassis of a Willys and used Willys transmission parts but production vehicles used no Jeep components) the Land Rover was brought into military service in 1949, eventually becoming the standard Light Utility Vehicle for ...
The Ford GTB, commonly called the Burma Jeep, was a 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x4 truck produced during WWII by Ford and was used primarily by the United States military, primarily the US Navy and Marine Corps. The GTB was used primarily in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with many being used on the "Burma Road". [1] [2] [3]
The first basic military map symbols began to be used by western armies in the decades following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.During World War I, there was a degree of harmonisation between the British and French systems, including the adoption of the colour red for enemy forces and blue for allies; the British had previously used red for friendly troops because of the traditional red coats ...