List of United States Army tactical truck models
By 1915 the US Army was using trucks tactically, for World War I it began purchasing in large 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 US Marines have used both US Army and their own specific models, some are shown.
The "ton" (907 kg) weight ratings are the payload of a basic cargo version of the truck, not of the individual version.
The "wheel arrangement" designation is the number of wheels x the number of driven wheels. There are two wheels per axle, dual tires are counted as one wheel. Some series have both single and dual tire models.
"Total built" usually includes for US forces and any export orders.
1915
- Dodge 1⁄2-ton 4x2
- White 1 1⁄2-ton 4x2
- Jeffery/Nash Quad 2-ton 4x4
- Liberty B 3-ton 4x2
- FWD B 3-ton 4x4
- Ordnance standard 3-ton 4x4
Name and type[1] [2] | Build years | Total built | Notes |
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Dodge M1918 1⁄2-ton 4x2 |
1918 | 1,012 | Light repair truck for vehicles |
White 1 1⁄2-ton 4x2 | 1917-1919 | Wide range of bodies | |
Jeffery/Nash Quad[lower-alpha 1] 2-ton 4x4 | 1913-1928 | 11,500+ | Early models had 4-wheel steering |
Liberty truck 3-ton 4x2 | 1917-1918 | 9,452 | built by 15 different manufacturers |
FWD Model B[lower-alpha 2] 3-ton 4x4 | 1912-1920+ | 16,000+ | Wide range of bodies |
Ordnance standard 3-ton 4x4 | 1918 | 150? |
1930
- Marmon-Herrington 1⁄2-ton
(Model shown for Belgium) - Dodge 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4
(1940 model)
Name and type[1] | Build years | Total built | Notes |
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Ford / M.-H.[lower-alpha 3] 1⁄2-ton 4x4 |
1939 | Prototypes only | Light repair truck |
Dodge 1 1⁄2-ton 4x4 | 1939-1940 | Wide range of bodies | |
FWD 2-ton 4x4 | 1930 | 100+ | Cargo and tank models |
Indiana 16x4 2 1⁄2-ton 4x4 | 1934-1935 | Open and closed cabs |
1940
In 1939-1940 the US Army Ordnance Corps was developing a complete line of tactical trucks that could operate off-road in all weather. In 1941 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1 1⁄2, and 3-ton 4x4s and 2 1⁄2, 4, and 7 1⁄2-ton 6x6s were in production and several other types had been added. These trucks are named after their type followed by their manufacturer and model. Early use of "M" numbers relate to the body and not the truck itself. During WWII "M" numbers began to be used for new truck models. In 1945 all truck production ended.
- Willys MB 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- Dodge WC51 3⁄4-ton 4x4
- Chevrolet G-506 1 1⁄2-ton 4x4
- GMC CCKW 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6
- GMC DUKW 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6
- Diamond T 968 4-ton 6x6
- Autocar U88144T 5-6 ton 4x4
- Brockway B666 6-ton 6x6
- Mack NO 7 1⁄2-ton 6x6
- M1A1 10-ton 6x6 wrecker
- Diamond T Model 981 12-ton 6x4
- M26 12-ton 6x6
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
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Willys MB[lower-alpha 4] 1⁄4-ton 4x4[3] | 1941-1945 | 639,000+ | Also built by Ford as GPW First "jeep" in the current meaning of the word |
Dodge WC 1⁄2-3⁄4 ton 4x4[4] | 1941-1945 | 255,000+ | 10+ bodies |
Chevrolet G506 1 1⁄2-ton 4x4[5] | 1940-1945 | 168,603 | 15 bodies |
GMC CCKW[lower-alpha 5] 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6[6] | 1941-1945 | 562,750 | 12+ bodies "Deuce and a Half", "Jimmy". |
GMC DUKW[lower-alpha 5] 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6[7] | 1942-1945 | 21,147 | Amphibious version of CCKW "Duck" |
Studebaker US6[lower-alpha 6] 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6[8] | 1941-1945 | 219,882 | 8 bodies |
Diamond T 968 4-ton 6x6[9] | 1940-1945 | 30,000 | Cargo, dump, wrecker and specialty bodies |
Autocar U8144T 5-6 ton 4x4 | 1941-1945 | 2,711 | Semi-tractor for pontoon bridges |
Mack NJU 5-6 ton 4x4 | 1941-1942 | 692 | Semi-tractor for pontoon bridges |
Brockway B666[lower-alpha 7] 6-ton 6x6[10] | 1941-1945 | 219,882 | Bridge, crane, cargo fire, van and others by 5 manufacturers |
Mack NM 6-ton 6x6 | 1940-1944 | 8,400+ | Prime mover cargo truck |
Mack NO 7 1⁄2-ton 6x6 | 1943-1945 | 2,050 | Prime mover cargo truck |
M1 Wrecker 10-ton 6x6[11] | 1941-1945 | 5,765 | Standard heavy wrecker during WWII Built by Ward LaFrance and Kenworth. |
Diamond T 980 12-ton 6x4[12] | 1941-1945 | 6,554 | Tractor for M19 Tank Transporter |
Pacific M26 12-ton 6x6[13] | 1943-1945 | 1,372 | Semi-tractor for M25 Tank Transporter "Dragon Wagon" |
1950
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1⁄4 and 3⁄4-ton 4x4s and 2 1⁄2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles.[14]
- M422 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- M38A1 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- M274 1⁄2-ton 4x4
- M37 3⁄4-ton 4x4
- M35 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6
- M51 5-ton 6x6
- M123 10-ton 6x6
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
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M422 1⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1959-1962 | 3,992 | USMC lightweight utility truck "Mighty Mite" |
M38A1[15] 1⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1952-1971 | Light utility truck "Jeep" | |
M274[16] 1⁄2-ton 4x4 | 1959 | USMC Platform utility truck "Mule" | |
M37 Series[17] 3⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1951-1968 | 136,220 | 10 bodies "Power Wagon" |
M35 Series[18] 2 1⁄2-ton 6x6 | 1950-1988 | 173,700[lower-alpha 8] | 8+ bodies by 6 manufactures |
M54 Series[19] 5-ton 6x6 | 1951-1965 | 156,900[lower-alpha 9] | Cargo, dump, tractor, van, wrecker, and others. |
M123/M125[20] 10-ton 6x6 | 1955-1969 | 4,132 | semi-tractor for tank transporter prime mover cargo truck |
1960
- M151 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- M715 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- M561 1 1⁄4-ton 6x6
- M656 5-ton 8x8
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
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M151[21] 1⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1960-1988 | 103,700[lower-alpha 10] | 1⁄4-ton utility jeep |
M715 series 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1967-1969 | 30,553 | Ambulance, cargo, utility bodies (Modified Jeep J-series truck) |
M561 1 1⁄4-ton 6x6 | 1968 | 14,274 | Cargo and ambulance bodies "Gamma Goat" |
M656 Series 5-ton 8x8 | 1968-1969 | 3 bodies for Pershing Missile System |
1970
- M880 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- M817 5-ton 6x6
- M520 8-ton 4x4
- M920 20-ton 8x6
- M911 heavy 8x6
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
M880 series [22] 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1975-1976 | 44,027 | Ambulance, cargo, utility bodies (Modified Dodge W-series trucks) |
M809 series[23] 5-ton 6x6 | 1970-1982 | 38,800 | Cargo, dump, tractor, van, wrecker, and others |
M520 8-ton 4x4 | 1972[lower-alpha 11]-1976 | 1300[lower-alpha 12] | Cargo, tank and wrecker bodies Fully amphibious - "Goer" |
M915 series[24] 14-ton[lower-alpha 13] 6x4[lower-alpha 14] | 1978-1982 | 9,505 | Tractor, dump, tank, mixer AM General/CCC models |
M911 C-MET[lower-alpha 15] Heavy 8x6 | 1977 | Semi-tractor for tank transporter (Modified Oshkosh F2365 truck) |
1980
In the 1980s truck series began to be named from the initials of the truck type and are widely known by these names.
- HMMWV 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- CUTV 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4
- M929 5-ton 6x6
- HEMTT 10-ton 8x8
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
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CUCV[25][lower-alpha 16] M1008 1 1⁄4-ton 4x4 | 1983-1986 | 70,889 | Ambulance, cargo, utility bodies (Modified Chevrolet K-series trucks) |
HMMWV[lower-alpha 17] M998[26] 1 1⁄2-ton 4x4 | 1983 | Utility, ambulance, shelter-carrier | |
M939 Series[27] 5-ton 6x6 | 1982 | 44,590[lower-alpha 18] | Cargo, dump, semi-tractor, van, wrecker, and others |
HEMTT[lower-alpha 19] M977[28] 10-ton 8x8 | 1982 | 962 | Cargo, semi-tractor, tanker, wrecker |
1990
- LMTV 2 1⁄2-ton 4x4
- MTV 5-ton 6x6
- M916A2 20-ton 6x6
- HET Heavy 8x8
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
LMTV[lower-alpha 20] M1078[29] 2 1⁄2-ton 4x4 | 1991 | Cargo, van, and chassis for specialty bodies | |
MTV[lower-alpha 21] M1083[30] 5-ton 6x6 | 2005 | Cargo, dump, semi-tractor, tanker, wrecker, and others | |
M915A2 series[31] 15-ton[lower-alpha 22] 6x4[lower-alpha 23] | 1990 | Tractor, dump Freightliner models | |
HET[lower-alpha 24] M1070 Heavy 8x8 | 1993- | 2,033 | Semi-tractor for tank transporter Designed and built by Oshkosh |
2000
- 7000MV 6x6
- MTVR 7-ton 6x6
- LVSR Heavy 10x10
Name and type | Build years | Total built | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
7000MV[lower-alpha 25] HD 6x6 | 2005- | 9,500+ | For export (modified International WorkStar) |
MTVR[lower-alpha 26] 7-ton 6x6 | 1999 | Cargo, dump, wrecker Used only by USMC | |
LVSR[lower-alpha 27] Heavy 10x10 | 2009 | 1,500+ | Cargo, tractor, wrecker Used only by USMC |
See also
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Notes
- Also built by Hudson, National, and Paige-Detroit
- Also built by Mitchel, Kissel, and Preimer.
- Modified with driven front axle by Marmon-Herrington.
- Also built as Ford GPW
- Also built by Chevrolet
- Also built by REO.
- Also built by Corbitt (designer), FWD, Ward LaFrance, and White
- Includes all built by 10 manufacturers.
- Includes International Harvester, Diamond T, Kaiser Jeep, and Mack built.
- Includes Ford and Willys/Kaiser Jeep/AM General built.
- Pre-production models tested
in Germany and Vietnam from 1962 - Does not include pre-production vehicles.
- Up to 20-ton.
- Also 6x6 and 8x6
- Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter
- Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
- High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
- Includes AM General and Bowen-McLaughlin-York built.
- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
- Light Medium Tactical Vehicle
- Medium Tactical Vehicle
- Also 18 1⁄2 and 20-ton
- Also 6x6
- Heavy Equipment Transporter
- Navistar F7400 SFA 6x6
- Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
- Logistic Vehicle System Replacement
References
- Crismon, Fred W (2001). US Military Wheeled Vehicles (3 ed.). Victory WWII Pub. ISBN 0-970056-71-0.
- Handbook of Ordnance Data (PDF). US War Dept. 1919. Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
- TM 9-803 ¼-ton 4x4 Truck (Willys-Overland Model MB and Ford Model GPW) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1944. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-808 3⁄4-ton 4x4 Truck (Dodge) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1944. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-805 1½ ton 4x4 Truck (Chevrolet) (PDF). US War Dept. 1943. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-801 2½-ton 6×6 GMC CCKW (PDF). US War Dept. 1944. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-802 2½ ton Amphibian Truck, 6x6, GMC DUKW-353 (PDF). US War Dept. 1943. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-807 2½-ton 6x6 Truck and 2 1⁄2 to 5-ton 6x4 truck (PDF). US War Dept. 1943. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-811 4-ton, 6x6 Trucks (Diamond T Models 968A (and others)) (PDF). US War Dept. 1944. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-813 6-ton 6x6 Truck (White, Corbit, and Brockway) (PDF). US War Dept. 1944. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-796 Heavy Wrecking Truck M1A1 (Kenworth Model 573, Ward LaFrance Series 5) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1953. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-768 45-ton Tank Transporter Truck-trailer M19 (PDF). US Dept. Of the Army. 1944. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-767 40 ton Tank Transporter Truck-trailer M25 (PDF). US War Dept. 1942. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- Ware (2014), pp. 66-67.
- TM 9-804A ¼-ton 4x4 Utility Truck M38A1 (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1952. Retrieved 25 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-213-10 Operator's Manual for Truck, Platform Utility: ½-ton 4x4 M274 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1963. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-212-10 Operator's Manual Truck, Cargo, 3⁄4-ton 4x4 M37(Series) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1973. Retrieved 30 Aug 2015.
- TM 9-2320-209-10-1 Operation, Installation, and Reference Data Operator Level 2 ½-ton, 6x6, M44A1 and M44A2 Series Trucks (Multifuel) (PDF).
- TM 9-2320-211-10 Operators Manual for Truck 5 ton, 6X6, M39 series (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1977. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-206-10 Operator's Manual Truck, Tractor: 10-ton, 6X6, M123 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. Of the Army. 1977. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-218-10 Operators Manual for Truck, Utility: 1/4 ton, 4x4, M151 (and others) (PDF). US Department of the Army. 1968.
- TM 9-2320-266-34 Direct and General Support Maintenance Manual Truck, Cargo: 1¼-ton 4x4 M880 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1976. Retrieved 16 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-260-10 Operator's Manual Truck 5 ton, 6x6, M809 series (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2003. Retrieved 16 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-283-10 Operator's Manual for Truck, Tractor, Line Haul: 50,000 GVWR, 6x4, M915A1 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2006. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-289-10 Operator's Manual for Truck, Cargo, Tactical, 1¼-ton, 4x4, M1008 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1992. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-280-10 Operator's Manual for Truck, Utility: Cargo/Troop Carrier, 1¼-ton, 4x4, M998 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2004. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-272-10 Operator's Manual for Truck, 5-ton,6x6, M939 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2004. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-279-10-1 Operator's Manual M977 series8x8 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1998. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-365-10 Operator's Instruction Manual M1078 series 2 ½-ton, 4x4, Light Medium Tactical Vehicles (LMTV) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2005. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-36-10 Operator's Instruction Manual M1083 Series 5-ton , 6x6, Medium Tactical Vehicles (LMTV) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2005. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- TM 9-2320-302-10 Operator's Manual for Truck, Tractor, Line Haul: 52,000 GVWR, 6x4, M915A3 (and others) (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 2010. Retrieved 20 Jun 2019.
- Crismon, Fred W (2001). US Military Wheeled Vehicles (3 ed.). Victory WWII Pub. ISBN 0-970056-71-0.
- Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87349-508-X.
- Vanderveen, Bart (1998). A record of military Macks in the Services and beyond. After the Battle. ISBN 1-870067-09-6.
- Ware, Pat (2014). The Illustrated Guide to Military Vehicles. Hermes House. ISBN 978-1-78214-192-1.
- Handbook of Ordnance Data (PDF). US War Dept. 1919. pp. 362–379. Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
- Military Vehicles Forecast: United States Tactical Vehicles. Forecast International. 2003. Retrieved 9 Mar 2019.
- Standard Military Vehicle Data Sheets. Ordnance Tank Automotive Cmd. 1959. Retrieved 14 Dec 2016.
- TM 9-500 Data Sheets for Ordnance Type Material (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1962. Retrieved 23 Apr 2018.
- TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles (PDF). US War Dept. 1943. Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
- TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1947. Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
- TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1953. Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
External links
- Military-Today.com
- Olive-Drab
- Oshkosh Defense company site
- US Army Technical Manuals at Imfmotorpool.com
- US Army Technical Manuals at Janoka
- US Army Technical Manuals at Liberated Manuals.com
- US Army Technical Manuals at NSN Center