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KM500 Cargo Truck
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KM500 Cargo Truck
This 5-ton vehicle is for transporting materials and soldiers. The vehicle was developed for military use by adding an engine with higher horsepower,
a reinforced power train, and improving the usage of instruments...
KM250 Cargo Truck
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KM250 Cargo Truck
The company improved the capabilities of the 2-1/2 ton cargo truck that was developed for the transportation of materials and soldiers. It was improved in order to satisfy the requirements of troops, and to provide...
What we have in the end: an excerpt from Fred W. Chrismon's book "Military wheeled vehicles of the USA" about the M44A2 PIP truck and a drawing of the exterior of this truck!!! Is there really no information about him and naturally I would like to see a photo of this truck.
Back in 1970, when the South Bend plant was briefly owned by American Motors Corporation, they tried to create their own prototype version of the M34A2 truck with a Caterpillar V8 diesel engine, an expanded cabin with a 152 mm height increase, a wide engine compartment, and an exhaust pipe...
No one here has noticed that the military truck for Norway M621 is a simplified version of the XM778 truck, but the facts are a stubborn thing, see for yourself.
I think that BAE Systems, unlike the Russian company KamAZ, which has been treating childhood illnesses of its KamAZ-63501 Mustang for almost ten years, simply Oshkosh, which was given the production of military vehicles, began to market its cars.
I need help identifying a military truck???
I have had this photo of an 8x8 FMTVS military truck for many years, this name was written in the description of the photo, no more information.
Although technical details seem unavailable, this Instrument Repair Shop, XM 782 was being tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, in 1967 with oversized tires and external brakes. Although the mobility was probably enhanced, there is no record of it being built in quantity. These types of...
The search for the replacement for the "Reo" 2V-ton M- series truck has been in progress for several years. The original version, built at various times by Reo, Studebaker, Curtiss Wright (Studebaker), White (Reo), Kaiser Jeep, AM General, and often modified by privute and government agencies to...
Although this prototype for a "new" 2/2-ton 6x6 is somewhat similar to the truck tested at Yuma in 1967, this vehicle was photographed at Detroit Arsenal, presumably around 1970, and has many variances from the other prototypes. The front axle has been set back perhaps 10 inches, and the hood...
I read the book Fred W. Crismon
U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles And I found a very interesting truck in it M44A2 PIP, I am attaching a drawing and an excerpt from the book. I want to discuss this 2 1/2 ton truck with you.