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The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [ a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1⁄2 -ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the ...
M6 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton, bomb service truck (G85) M7 small arms repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M8 automotive repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M9 artillery repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M10 instrument repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M11 not used; M12 welding, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M13 tool and bench, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck
These trucks were designated by chassis type, followed by their manufacturer and model. Early use of "M" numbers relate to the body and not the truck itself. During WW II, "M" numbers began to be used for new trucks as well. In 1945, all truck production halted. Willys MB 1⁄4 -ton 4x4. Dodge WC51 3⁄4 -ton 4x4. Chevrolet G-506 11⁄2 -ton 4x4.
The M939 is a 5-ton 6×6 U.S. military heavy truck. The basic cargo versions were designed to transport a 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) cargo load over all terrain in all weather. Designed in the late 1970s to replace the M39 and M809 series of trucks, it has been in service ever since. The M939 evolved into its own family of cargo trucks, dump ...
General Motors. (1984–2005) AM General. (2005–present) Production. 1976–present. The Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle ( CUCV; / ˈkʌkviː / KUK-vee ), [1] later the Light Service Support Vehicle ( LSSV ), is a vehicle program instituted to provide the United States military with light utility vehicles based on a civilian truck chassis.
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 ...
The Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) is a series of vehicles used by the U.S. Marines. The first MTVRs were delivered in late 1999. The MTVR is the equivalent of the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); the Marines do not use the FMTV (with the exception of the FMTV-based HIMARS) and the Army does not use the MTVR. . There were originally four, later seven, MTVR ...
Power-assisted, front axle. The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles ( FMTV) are a series of military vehicles based upon a common chassis, varying by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian Steyr 12M18 truck, but substantially modified to meet United States Army requirements.