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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 the Pegaso 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 case DAF 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 kg Tank 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

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