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Vehicles
‘The insatiable logistic requirements of modern armies are
met by vast transport fleets that now include massive all-
wheel-drive trucks capable of carrying cargoes of upto 10
tonnes over rough terrain. These vehicles are also used fora
multitude of other tasks, serving as mobile command posts,
‘missile platforms and tank transporters.
light 4>4 vehi the Land Rover and M161 that
for gonoral duties, ranging from reconnaissance to carrying
personnel and ligt range
fr carrying gene
be used for this role, uti
vehicles have litle or no cross
keep forward un
matriel
ally to,
to mainta ‘trend has
an aulomotive compo
Iute minimum, Vistually ll
This Oshkosh M911 (6) tractor ruckofthe US Army isessentialy a
“andare avian vehicle withthe minimum of modiseations
Keep procurement costs down. The M1 shown hereis owing asemi taller
‘carsngan M6OMBT. Over TO M31Ilsarein service,
ational ranges, as well a8 r
phasis
ading of cargo in the field, and mi
dinamaterof
‘minutes belore return
Alt
any other types of hee
addition o Being used asa cargo ruck carrying 4
‘SAMMI 50(4% 4) tuck s widely used 9s atop tran
areaaareremovable bench seats down thePegaso 3055
0 yoarsor so tho standard
truck the Spans
30Ms 44 000g (E6145)
based on aniiproved ver
DAF YA 314 4d tuck at
ine Dutch army
in adalton
tings ofthe Santa Barbara
hn) Tevuel tiple
ad of 6000 ka Iza Ib) across
try OF, 10000 ky (22,048 Ib) on
“The Pegaso 308 is esseniially a
5 version of the Pegaso 2018 tuck
me cab a mote poet
gine and a diferent Wantmission.
‘Toe Pegaso S085 can tow a taller of
pol, elghing a maximum of
8 country oF
eg Gl.967 Ib) on roads,
The sb sof the forward contol
‘ype and ie ftted ‘with @ removable
3s oe! an windscreen that can
folded forwards: this feature (cm
mon to many mlltary tucks today)
fles alt transport, The Pegaso
i engine i coupled to a manual
sb mie foward ne ane Te
rose eat ata two-speed tanefsr
fens (Wot and roar) com
of semiellipieal springs with
islessopie shock abeorbare or the
hosts only. Tyres are 13.00%20
{p20 all ound, the rear wheels
sing sale tyres. The roar cargo
Sioa ha Sed ateal aides, a drop tal
removable bows and @ canvas
ahd colapable seats are pro
fbr 30 toope The vehicle 1s
wth 2180 EW (@OD-Np) oF
EW (20h) engine, the later
:ig been selected for Spanish my
othe asic cargo mode}
‘now offersa compete range ot
inelucing a tactor tk or
semitralers, recovery and
tracks a uel or water tanker 8
jehicle, various boxed
‘specialized roles, and a
The Pegaso 068 chasss
> being used fr production ver
2 dram Hervel multiple
‘Above: The Pegaso 3055 (6%6) truck
‘safurthar development ofthe
Pegaso 3046 (4%4 truck, an in 1982
Iwas selocted tobe tho standard
truckinitsclassorthe Spanish
armed forces. The rearcargoarea
haga drop tailgate, removable bows
‘and cover
Right: The standard cargo version of
the Pegaso S088 has seats for 30fuly-
‘equipped intantrymen;these can be
{quickly folded up allow cargo‘
Becarried. A number of varianteof
the Pegaso 3088 are now being
developed, including a tractor truck
‘and recovery vehicle.
height 2.268 m9 009
‘The Pegaso 3055 can also be used to
Ioartd 18000 089
Powerplant one Payaso Model 2210!
10Beyunder diesel developing
ae TW co be)
Dimensions angth 6888 m (22
Binh wh 2 408 C1 10}
(3.842
(22,046 8) of
The flly-cosed two-door three
man eab can be tited frward'o allow
‘TheDAF YAZ 2900 cancary
10000 ko (22,048 lb) ofcargocn
roads and across country. This truck
‘sftted with «hydrauliccrene othe
abrear which sused‘o unload the
Daletsofammunition Before the
Crane is used stabilizers arelowered
‘othe groundon each side.
Performance: mss road speed
Slama (G0 mh maximum road
range S30 km (243 mle) forcing
om(3itin gradient i per cet
sel
‘ou fleldarillery suchas this 155
‘mm 6.1-in)MI 14 howitzer. The
Pegaso turbocharged diesel engine
[scoupled'oamanual(ransmission
anda two-speed transfer caseDAF YAZ 2000 continued)
5310 the engine. The later cou
toa gearbor with eight forward
one reverge gear and a transfer
x vath@ lockable cifferental. Sue
ension consists of semi-ellipticsl
Springs the front wheels having hyd-
‘ails double-aeton shockeaboo
Steering is power-essised The test
(cargo atea is ited. with removable
‘Ses anda chop taignte, and toe
ab rea isa hydrauhie cian for Ue
Toading cargo. Before this crane is
used a hyevaulic stabier is owered
io the ground on each ade to steady
‘Standard equipment on all Dutch
anny YA22900 tucks includes maltary
Iightng, an obsorvation batch for at
antaera? mechine-gun (onthe cat
{90 model only, 2 baller connecter,
Gnd'a slave connector for proving
potero sta other vehicles’ Options)
equipment includes an aulomalic
‘Gearbox in place of the stndard 2
‘anual gearbox and a four-oan ly
‘encloead cab
“As vatal tha YAZ 2300 ie the basic
‘member of complete family of vai
las The tipper merle sth THC 2300
and is produced wih or without a
wine: the rear ipping Body can be
{edo thesioeorvear axetil festre
struction, The truck
‘than 6x6 configuration
The recovery model isthe YZ 2600,
while the special model to cary and
Tnunch the fibcon Brags vs the YGL
2500, Tscarres the Ribbon Budge n
‘he folded postion and backup othe
‘edge of the river the fasbon Bridge
Secon then sides off the back ofthe
‘Muck ng the water, where it automat
cally unfolds ‘The itadual sections
{are then coupled upto fom a bridge,
Saaz
Grow =2
Weights: empty 19000 ks (28680 1b,
loaded 23000 (60,7081)
Powerplant:one of DAF DHS8256
Cylinder turbocharged dese!
Soveinping 1827 KW (2S hp)
Dimensions loncih 953 (31 5.2 n)
mang dsm (@ 12010) heaght 389m
Giassiny
Performance: maximum road speed
{0 tan/n (Go mp) maxcauraroxe
ange 600 kn ($s es), forcing
O'S @ ein} gradient 20 per cent:
side dope 30 percent
‘The rst production DAF YAZ2300
trucks were delivered othe Dutch
‘army in 983, and are replacements
{forthe DAP YA 816 trucks first felded
game 25 years ago. Variants othe
‘YAZ2200 include a three-way tipper,
atracior truce fr towing som
lrallers, and recovery andengineor
vehicles
| MAN 20.280 DFAEG
Botwoen 1976 and 1981 MAN del:
Yered over G00 4x4. 8x6 and 8x8
Hig Mbit Tactical Tuck fo the
West German amy, these being
own as Category I Wehicies For the
export market the company de-
eloped the MAN 16240 FAEG 4
find MAN 20280 DEAEG 66 crass
Country trucks with payloads of
00 kg (13,228 1b) and 10000 kg
(22046 i) respectively. These us the
fame sizpersion as the Category
‘ohilas bu are powered by standard
MAN G-cylnder inline water cooled
engines rather than KAD srcines
the chassie of the MAN 20.280
DFAEG truck gonsiste of hollow
section longitudinal members, wi
fubular eross sections. ‘The fully
enclosed two-door cas is @ standard
‘commercin! pattern win an obser
ton hath in the root. and can be ited
formar to allow acces othe emai
far maintenance purposes. A spare
‘whee! is carried 1 the cab rear and
he rear cargo area has drop aidan 2
Gop lallgate, removable bows and 4
trpaulineover. The rains is soup
{2 mamal gearbox mih ex forward
andone reverse ger andatwo-speer
‘ransier case The steering = power
Saisted. Suspension, all Tound. con.
Sts of progreanve cal spnngs and
Irydrale elesoopic shock absorbers
‘Thege vehicles are not used by the
West German army but export sales
have boon made oa numero
‘mes inciding Algeria, Ee, Sings
pore ana Venes
MAN often adapts standard com
mercial trucks fo teet specic over
‘Seas milly requirements ad sever
al years ago the company supplied
Some 4000 offs MAN T1138 HA 44
ttucksto the Belgianarmy, These vehi
les have a maximum paylosd of
500 ky (11,0281) and ate powered
by a MANRenault 79708 6.cylinder
‘water-cooled diesel developing
TLSKW CS0hp) and coupled to a
tania goazbox wih five forward and
(one reverse geal, anda two-speed
transer ease
‘Most maitary cargo tucks today are
fited with a cargo body with remo
able ides, a talgate bows ad 3 tar
palinoover This enables thom tcal=
Fy contaners not only for cargo but
alo ited out for spectalized roles, or
Gzamplo se command posts elecio-
Ble warlare centres, operating
thsstres and otber medical facies,
workshops and repalt uns In many
‘aoee the viele czven tothe point
‘hare the specialist body is required
{he boay ie then removed withthe aid
Of crane or onbeard equipment and
the tuck is driven avay and wsed for
(General argo work. Te use of drop
‘ides enables pales of supplies and
‘rumuniion fo be quickly foaded or
‘loadad wi the ad of fort uke
Some countries have developed spe-
Galtehieling pods thatean be
‘tod int tho rar ofa maltary Huck
‘enable thom fo refuel vetucles az
Felcopters in frwate areas
Specification
MAN20.260DFAEG
Grow:l+2
Weights: empty 10900 ks 2,708)
Tedd 2000 ey (44,7581)
Powerplant one MAN DZHe8 MTEC
Seopinger diesel developing 0&8 EW
(ado)
Dimensions oncih8.s5 m (2a 44
yah (2m (8120 in) eit (Cab)
Solme@niosi)
Performance: tximum road spacd
lant GO mph).macmam range,
ooo km (621 mules) forcing Loma
in) gracken! 80 percent sideslope.
SOperoent
‘TheMAN 20.290DFAEG truckshows The MAN 14.240 FAEGhas been
itscross-country mobility. This ‘exported insomenumbers. The ally
‘ehiclehes been developed by MAN Snelosed two-man forward control
Iertheexport market, anduses parts cabcan belted inwards toalloW
OftheMANa+4,6xSand8xBhigh scvesstothe engine and
Imobiliyvehicies developed transmission for maintenance
Specialy tomeetWestGerman purposes. Optional equipment
‘my requirements Includes «hydraulic winch
AMAN (8x8) high mobitiytactica truck carries BuromissileRoland 2
Surface-toair missle system, with radarsand launchers retracted nto the
‘ravelling configuration Thi model willbe used fo defend Key Luftwaite sna
Unltd States Air Forces airfields in West Germany.Tank Transporters
Tank transporters area vitalelementin a mechanized army, enabling armoured
{forces to move long distances without any wear and tear on vehicles or crews. They
carry tanks to and from repair shops behind the battlefront and prevent armoured
vehicles from chewing up the roads in peacetime.
Tracked armoured vehicles are by their nature
usually noisy, heavy and very expensive to
and operate In peacetime tank rans:
Porters are used for a variety of roles such as
anks and olher armoured vehicles
line unis back to the factory or base
‘workshop for repair and overhaul Ifthe train
fais some distance fiom the AFV units
yy tain oF lank transporter as ths saves dam-
fads and is normally quicker and
Jn many countries tanks are only
jowed lo travel a certain distance per yest,
flen less than 1000 kan (62 males), so that the
perator 1s generally unwiling to waste fis
mileage allowance going to and from the train-
1 warlime tank transporters would bave
ditional roles in ferrying new tanks to the
LOT (forward line of troops), bringing back
y that had been damaged and rapidly
Tanks from
inthe Middle East
tof tank transporters for the 12
fanks from the northern front (against Syria)
the southern front (against Egypt). The tanks
ould have done this under thelr own power,
sporters the Israelis ensured
rews ready for combat
in fank battles there are many vehicle
he tanks as far forward as possible, bringin
he rear only those vehicles tha cannot
with the equipment on hand.
such as broken enginesare changed in
fla. in the case of the Chieftain MB vith
#34 armoured repair vehicle which is a
of the F432 familly
‘any cases the introduction ofa new MBT
It in major problems for the operator,
iyit the new type is heavier than the
‘ehicle. A recent example ofthis isthe
fon into the Brlish army of the Chal
which has led to the issuing of a
le the swengthening of the Medium
and of the Ma Amphibious Bdge
system. and the supply of new tank
mnsparieys, The French army wil have sim
iar problems when the current AMX-30 MBT,
which weighs about 38000 kg (79,368 Ib) is 16°
‘by the EPC MBI weighing about
50000 kg (110229 Ib) in the early
West German tank transporters
‘The West German army today has two basic
types of tank transporter, the civilian 6X4
Which ig used in Tear areas, and the two Faun
tractor trucks that can tow semi-trallers car
nig tanks, The Faun SUT 60-2 8X8 tractor
truck is commonly called the Elefant. and its
development can be traced back almost 20
yours 10 the Heavy Equipment Transporter
(HET) developed by West Germany and the
{By 1980 the West German army had taken delivery
(0f528 Faun SLT80-2 wactor tucks (28),
Commonly known as the Elefant. These are used to
‘ew semt-trallers carrying allBTs including the
Leopard 2, Tothereat ofthe four-man cab aretWo
Rydraulicwinches
development which res
the USA also cont
resulted in the M6 rac
servis with the US Army.
77 80-2 has full 8x8 drive with po
ering on the front two ales. and is
an MTU MBs? Ea 500 V-8 chesal
hp). To the rear of
sd four-man cab are two win-
with a capacity of 17000 ka
which are used fo Winch the tank
nto the somi-tailex when the tankes own en:
Gine is not running. The semi-tailer, built by
Karl Kassbohrer, is unusual in that it has al the
rear four axles, each of which has two single-
An Oshkosh M911 (8%) tractor truck tows asemi-
trailer carrying an MGOAIMBT. The M11 has four
axles. the rear three being powered. When
travelling nloaded, the second axle, called a
[usher itnormaly raed clear of treground To
therearofthecab are wo winches.this allows the tractor
truck and semi-talle to go round much tighter
bends than would otherwise be the case. A
total of $98 SUT 80-2 tractor trucks was del
vered to the West German army, nal deliver
te5 being made in 190)
“he Faun PS 427842 waco tuck i ilar
in appearance to the SLT 80-2 but is only 8x6,
has a less powerful Deuiz engine, and tows a
semitraler capable of carrying @ maximum
oad of about 37500 ka (82.673 Ib)
Soviet tank transporters
The most powerful tank transporter in ser
vice with the Soviet army is the MAZ-837 88
actor truck produced at the Minsk Motor
Vehicle Plant and introduced some 20 years
‘ago. This sa member ofthe MAZ S36/MAZ-537
lamly of vehicles used fora variety of civ anc
military roles. Vehicles of this family mclude
the MAZ-S35A, MAZ-S37A and MAZ-B37K car-
gottucks, and the MAZ-§37, MAZ-8S7D, MAZ-
SSTE and MAZ-SSIG tyactar tricks. The main
Modern Heavy Vehicles
A Scammell Commander (6%4) tractor truckol the
British Army towsaser.traler carrying
ChietainitbT.f totalor 1250 hese have been
ordered toreplace the old Antar vehicles, which
ftrenow some a0 years ld, wilh te frst
‘Production vehicles delivered atein 1983
difference between the MAZ-838 and MAZ-537
series is thatthe latter is powered by a V-12.
water-cooled diesel developing 391.6 kW
(625 hp) while the former has the same engine
But derated to 27961W (375hp). Steering is
‘ydraulicon the front four wheels and acentral
tyre pressure-regulation system is fited as
Standard. Some models have a generator anda
winch, The MAZ-S31 can towasemu-tralleyand
load weighing @ maximum of 65000 kgTank Transporters
Ib) on roads, but less than half of this
wntry. The cargo tuck version can
lers carrying armoured vehicles, and is
used to tow trailers carrying missiles.
for truck versions of the other Soviet
ucks. 6.9, the KrAZ-258B and the older KrAZ:
are widely used lowing semi
ying lighter armoured vehicles,
chs se various models ofthe Tatra 813
ange of 8X8, 6x6 and 4x4 vehicles to tow
British tank transporters
Since the 1850s the standard tank transport
e British army has been the Thomycroft
1 6x4 vehicle powered by a Rolls-Royce
vlinder supercharged diesel developing
3 bhp). This can tow a semi-traller
ying @ maximum load of 60000 kg
2iBlb). Many of these are now aver 28
old and are today being replaced by the
ammell Commander 6x4 tractor truck
ch can (ow a sem-italler catrying MBs
eighing up to 65000 kg (143288 Ib) such as
British Challenger, Mounted fo the
ha cab is a winch with a capacity of
Teg (44,082 Ib) to haul damaged andl dis-
jehiclas onto the semi-traler. Inthe Brit
my fank transporters are operated by the
Foyal Corps of Transport (RCT)
lish army also uses two versions ofthe
smmel Crusader 84 tractor tick, one
at 20000 keg (44,082 lp) and the other a
1601). These are used 10 tow
wallets carrying lighter armoured. veh
fas the Scorpion and F'V432, while the
sineersuse them lo carry construction