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4. Military Vehicle History and Research

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In depth articles explore the history of military tanks, trucks, tanks, and other wheeled or tracked vehicles.

TC-3 Crosley Pup, built Sept 1943

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Crosley’s Compact WWII Machines

By Michael A. Banks
Jul 20, 2020

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8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

U.S. Army DUKW found 67 years later

By Military Vehicles Magazine
May 27, 2020

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Byron Jones’ Jeep

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Apr 14, 2020

The M151 was the standard Army utility vehicle when this photo was taken at Fort Bragg in September 1969. This vehicle is equipped with a VRC-46 radio system.

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

M151 ‘MUTT’: In the Field

By David Doyle
Apr 9, 2020

This April 9, 1941, photograph shows the pilot M2 during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Notice the Firestone tread pattern tires on the front axle. Photographic evidence suggests that only the initial production vehicles had this tread pattern, which was soon supplanted by the chevron tread pattern tires, which in turn were replaced by non-directional tread pattern tires.

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

The Proving Ground : White Half Tracks

By David Doyle
Apr 15, 2020

3/4 view along the left hand side of the Morris LRC MkII showing the large run-flat tyres ideal for cross-country work. The good ground clearance is also evident.

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Morris Light Recon Car

By John Norris
Jan 9, 2020

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Beyond the inherent dangers of operating a soft-skinned vehicle in a combat environment, gunners in particular are vulnerable to snipers, IED blasts, and roll-overs due to their exposed position. In response to these problems, the Up-armored Humvee has been developed, which offers protection against most small arms fire, shrapnel and anti-personnel mines.

4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

In Combat With HMMWVs

By David Doyle
Nov 13, 2019

It was Harold’s boyhood dream to have a military Jeep. At 89, he has enjoyed my Jeep for many decades.

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Don’t Tell His Wife!

By Harold Ratzburg
Nov 13, 2019

Soviet MT-55 at the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr in Dresden, Germany. During the 1960s, US forces had captured one of these in Vietnam. They sent it to the home of the Corps of Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for “reverse engineering.”

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

The Engineer Bridge-Launcher Incident

By Wesley S. Trindal
Nov 15, 2019

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

51 Years with My WC-43

By Ray Splinter
Nov 13, 2019

Combat Engineers inspecting recently captured Soviet copy of American dozer in the A Shau Valley. Note M48 tank and the defoliated trees in the background. Photo courtesy Engineer Magazine, July-Sept 2007. Engineer Museum, Ft Leonard Wood. Used with permission.

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Not a CAT D7

By Mark Sigrist
Nov 13, 2019

Vietnam veteran, Sp4 David Flinn, 591st Engineers, left us with this photographic record of his unit’s activities in the A Shau Valley. While not professional shots, they provide a unique look into the daily activities of combat engineers. Here, Dave photographed this staging area that shows, right to left, an M123 10-ton tractor attached to M15A1 40-ton trailer, M37 3/4-ton truck, unidentified apparatus on wheels, batch concrete mixer on wheels, and unidentified.

Photographs and Ephemera

Operations into the A Shau Valley, 1968-69

By Mark Sigrist
Nov 12, 2019

Simon Balding's D15 and WC-54

3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

A family’s generational love for those curves!

By Simon Balding
Mar 27, 2020

Brown served in the Second Recon. Platoon of the 656th Tank Destroyer Bn.

Photographs and Ephemera

Favorite Find: Remembering 'Pap'

By Robert Johnson
Nov 13, 2019

A unique armored Humvee domestically modified in the Ukraine. It has BRDM-esque window covers and vision blocks.

9. Modern Military Vehicle News

From the Frontlines

By Breven Addington
Nov 13, 2019

Tim Scobie always loved the 1-1/2-ton Chevrolet G-506. His dad drove one in the Army Reserves in the 1960s. When one came available for sale in Colorado, he snapped it up and hired MV Specialties of Hastings, Minnesota, to restore it.

4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

1942 G-506 (G71017) Chevrolet 1-1/2-ton Truck

By Tim Scobie
Nov 13, 2019

“Miss Joyce,” an M52A1 photographed near Bien Hoa, 1972.

Photographs and Ephemera

Photo Album

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

1942 Ford GPW

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Pricing Update: WW2 Ford GPW & Willys MB 1/4-Ton Jeep

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Jun 16, 2020

The Soviet Union had a relatively standardized military vehicle fleet at the outbreak of World War Two and the invasion by Germany, consisting mainly of GAZ and ZIS vehicles. These trucks were inexpensive to produce, and simple to operate and maintain.

4. Military Vehicle History and Research

Military Ambulances of WWII

By Steve Turchet
Nov 13, 2019

Photo - H&H Classics

'Barn Find' 1936 Bentley with ties to war hero that bombed Hitler sold after 30 years hidden away

By Mike Eppinger
Nov 5, 2019

Around 1951, the Bonak family acquired GPW 186956. This photo shows Mike Bonak and his father in the Jeep around 1972.

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

G.I. Jeep Tales

By Michael S. Bonak
Nov 13, 2019

Famous Bougainville photo isn't what it seems.

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

WW2 Sherman Photo Unraveled – 754th Tank Bn in Action

By Brennan Gauthier
Jun 23, 2020

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Jeep Ambulances

By Steve Turchet
Jan 2, 2020

Barksdale Field, LA, summer 1941. Private (later Sergeant) Louis Sigrist with his newly arrived ride, a 1941 Dodge Army Air Corps Ambulance.

Photographs and Ephemera

Dad’s WWII recollections

By Mark Sigrist
Nov 12, 2019

Designed by the neutral nation of Sweden, the M/40 was first tank in the world to be fitted with torsion bar suspension. The driver could operate the vehicle with his head out and armored vision blocks allowed him to drive with the hatch closed.

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Untested in battle—but certainly capable

By John Norris
Nov 13, 2019

The rare “blackout” Studebaker Champion conveys an important story of World War II — that of the Civilian Defense

3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

WWII 1942 Studebaker Chicago Civilian Defense Automobile

By Larry Wells
Jun 23, 2020

Photo by Jeff Symanski

6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicle Spotlight: M54A2 Five-Ton Cargo Truck

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Coors and Chewing Gum: Keeping the Village Jeep Running

By Matt LeShay
Nov 13, 2019

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6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WWII Federal Tractor 94x43

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

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6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicle Spotlight: Four-Ton Diamond T Wrecker

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

1943 Dodge WC56 posing for 2009 Christmas Card following the MVPA Lincoln Highway Convoy during which she traveled 5300 miles. Mark, Sundi, and Gunnar Sigrist – Gunnar is currently on active duty with the USMC.

Photographs and Ephemera

‘Olive Drab’ Christmas

By Mark Sigrist
Nov 13, 2019

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5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: M1078A1 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

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6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicle Spotlight: Four-ton Diamond T Cargo Truck

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

Convoy during a rest break some place in the western sector of Germany.

Photographs and Ephemera

Original Service

By John Adams-Graf
Nov 13, 2019

Not just “another MB,” this particular Jeep has been in the same family since 1948. Daniel Gumz of North Judson, Indiana, recently restored the Jeep.

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

All in the Family 1942 Willys MB

By Daniel Gumz
Nov 13, 2019

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5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: GMC M135

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

Soon after arriving in Vietnam, Tommy was assigned to the 14th Combat Eng. Bn. at Fire Support base Nancy. After getting a temporary assignment as the Battalion mail truck driver, he was given his first truck — a deuce and a half.

3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Tales from the Field

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

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5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 530B Pumper

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

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5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: M398 Lacrosse Launcher

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

MB restored and photo by Zack Magnusson

2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1941 Willys MB “slat grille” Jeep

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Apr 14, 2020

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6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1955 M54 Mack 5-ton 6x6 Cargo Truck and M332 Ammo Trailer

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WWII German Panzer IV, Ausf. J

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

Austrian authorities pulled an M36 from the Wolfgangsee in November 1979. Could it have been one of the tanks of the 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, the unit in which the author’s father had served and which had occupied the area during WWII?

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

A Tank Mystery Solved

By Alexander F. Contini
Nov 13, 2019

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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1967 M725 Ambulance

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles Spotlight: Soviet T-34/85 Tank

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1968 M151A1

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

The Ontos had six M40 106 mm recoilless rifles that could be fired in rapid succession against individual targets.

7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles Spotlight: M50 “Ontos”

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Jun 23, 2020

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1952 Dodge M-37

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

The G-749 family of vehicles—including the M211 and its 6-wheel variant, the M135—were painstakingly designed and engineered by General Motors in the hope that these trucks would be a permanent replacement for the CCKWs of WWII. General Motors pointed out that the vehicle’s similarity to the CCKW would make the M211 easily maintainable and repairable for motor pool personnel who were already trained on the G-508 (CCKW) family of vehicles. Further simplifying maintenance, the M211’s transmission operated on engine oil (OE) rather than automatic transmission fluid (ATF).

5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

The “Cadillac” of Deuces

By Steve Turchet
Nov 13, 2019

A Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Wrecker tows a Heavy Equipment Transporter and trailer during a training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The trucks and the Soldiers who drive them make frequent trips into Iraq, retrieving equipment such as humvees, tanks and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

6. Wheeled Military Vehicles Larger than 2-1/2-tons

Military Vehicles Spotlight: M984 Wrecker towing Heavy Equipment Transporter

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicle Spotlight: Korean War-era M42 ‘Duster’

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

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Virginia National Guard's new headquarters scheduled to open in May 2018

By Alexander F. Barnes
Nov 8, 2019

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5. Two and a Half Ton Military Vehicles (CCKW, M135, M211, M35, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: 1945-CCKW-353 H1 Engineer Dump Truck with Winch

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Nov 13, 2019

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WWII WC-54 Dodge Ambulance

By admin
Nov 13, 2019

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Military Vehicle Spotlight: WWII M18 Tank Destroyer

By David Doyle
Nov 13, 2019

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7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

WWII Autocar M2A1 Half-Track

By Military Vehicles Magazine
Apr 15, 2020

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