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Motor Transport
Motor transport (MT) refers to the operation and maintenance of a military vehicle fleet (especially trucks), and sometimes to the servicemembers to operate and maintain them. Traditionally, motor transport organizations are responsible for a unit's military trucks and associated equipment, as well as the transport of personnel and material from one place to another. Tactics Logistics In military logistics, it is concerned with maintaining army supply lines with food, armaments, ammunitions, and spare parts apart from the transportation of troops themselves. In Motor Transport, Trucks move supplies from location to location. Artillery tractor Vehicles United States Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles M939 M809 M35 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Logistics Vehicle System RMMV HX Navistar 7000 series USSR Gaz-66 KrAZ-214 KrAZ-235 The KrAZ-255 was developed directly from it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Vehicles
Military vehicles include all land combat and transport vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces throughout the world. See also list of armoured fighting vehicles. # * 0-10 Light tank (Soviet Union; pre-World War II) * 10TP light cruiser prototype (Poland; pre-World War II) * 14TP medium cruiser prototype (Poland; pre-World War II) * 1V152 8×8 command and forward observation vehicle based on the BTR-80 (Soviet Union; Cold War/modern) * 20/25TP medium tank concept (Poland; pre-World War II) * 2K22 Tunguska Soviet tracked Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Weapon (Soviet Union; Cold War/modern) * 2S1 Gvozdika self propelled 122 mm howitzer (also known as M1971 and M1974) (Soviet Union; Cold War) * 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled 152 mm howitzer (also known as M1973) (Soviet Union; Cold War) * 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled 240 mm mortar (also known as M1975) (Soviet Union; Cold War) * 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn Signals
Automotive lighting is functional exterior lighting in vehicles. A motor vehicle has lighting and signaling devices mounted to or integrated into its front, rear, sides, and, in some cases, top. Various devices have the dual function of illuminating the road ahead for the driver, and making the vehicle visible to others, with indications to them of turning, slowing or stopping, etc., with lights also indicating the size of some large vehicles. Many emergency vehicles have distinctive lighting equipment to warn drivers of their presence. History Early road vehicles used fuelled lamps before the availability of electric lighting. The first Ford Model T used carbide lamps for headlights and oil lamps for tail lights. It did not have all-electric lighting as a standard feature until several years after its introduction. Dynamos for automobile headlights were first fitted around 1908 and became commonplace in 1920s automobiles. Trafficators—signalling arms that flipped up, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Engineering Maintenance
Army engineering maintenance consists of those engineers, technicians, and military organizations responsible for the expert repair and maintenance of army vehicles, weapon systems, and other equipment. Army engineering maintenance should not be confused with military engineering which is distinctly separate and analogous to civil engineering while the former analogous to mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Operational and tactical level focus At the operational and tactical levels, army engineering maintenance is focused on the repair and scheduled maintenance work required to keep army equipment fleets operational. Strategic level focus At the strategic level, army engineering maintenance is closely linked to military logistics. At this level, it includes work such as the design, development, and testing of new vehicles and weapon systems. It also includes lifecycle management activities once new systems become operational. Army engineering in nations' armed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Logistics Battalion 25
The Combat Logistics Battalion 25, (originally the 6th Motor Transport Battalion), is a Marine Forces Reserve logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Red Bank, New Jersey. The unit falls under Combat Logistics Regiment 45 of the 4th Marine Logistics Group (4th MLG) and Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES). Table of Organization - Combat Logistics Battalion 25 * Headquarters and Service Company * Engineer Services Company * Maintenance Services Company * Transportation Services Company See also * List of United States Marine Corps battalions * Organization of the United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recr ... External links 6th MTB’s official website 4th Marine Logistics Group Logistics battalions of the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor Transport Corps
The Motor Transport Corps (M.T.C.) was formed out of the United States Army United States Army Quartermaster Corps, Quartermaster Corps on 15 August 1918, by General Order No. 75. Men needed to staff this new corps were recruited from the skilled tradesmen working for automotive manufacturers in the US. Organization The first director of the M.T.C. was Brigadier General Meriwether Lewis Walker of Lynchburg, Virginia. Walker was chief engineer of the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916–17. He was later governor of the Panama Canal Zone. The deputy director was Colonel Francis Horton Pope of Kansas. The M.T.C. was headquartered in Tours during the duration of World War I. Functions General Order No. 75 spelled out the functions of the Motor Transport Corps as: *The technical supervision of all motor vehicles. *The design, production, procurement, reception, storage, maintenance and replacement of all motor vehicles, and accounting for same. *The design, production, procurement, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transportation Corps
The Transportation Corps is a combat service support branch of the U.S. Army. It is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. It is one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Quartermaster Corps and the Ordnance Corps. The Corps was established in its current form on 31 July 1942, with predecessor services dating back to the American Civil War. The Transportation Corps is currently headquartered at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. The officer in charge of the branch for doctrine, training, and professional development purposes is the Chief of Transportation (CoT) and Commandant of the US Army Transportation School, currently held by BG Beth A. Behn. The Corps's motto is "Nothing Happens Until Something Moves". History Early history Civil War During the American Civil War, transportation proved to be an integral part of military logistics through the organization of railroads as a viable and efficient means of milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The United States Military Vehicles By Model Number
The following is a (partial) listing of vehicle model numbers or M-numbers assigned by the United States Army. Some of these designations are also used by other agencies, services, and nationalities, although these various end users usually assign their own nomenclature. M1 to M99 For non-sequential numbers, like M1 Abrams, see bottom of list. * M1 combat car, also known as the M1 light tank * M1 light motorcycle * M2 light tank, .5" MG or 37 mm gun, 11-ton * M2 medium tank * M2 combat car (G38) * M3 medium tank (Lee/Grant), 28-ton, 37 mm and 75 mm gun * M3 light tank, (Stuart)12-ton, * M4 medium tank (Sherman), 30-ton, 75/76 mm gun * M5 light tank, (Stuart) * M6 heavy tank, 60-ton * M7 medium tank (G137) * M8 light armored car (Greyhound) * M22 Locust tank, light, airborne, 37 mm gun * M24 Chaffee tank, light, 18-ton, 75 mm gun * M26 Pershing tank, medium (originally classified as heavy), full-track, 47-ton, 90 mm ** M26E1 Pershing tank, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fender (vehicle)
Fender is the American English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside). Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire. Fenders are typically rigid and can be damaged by contact with the road surface. Sticky materials, such as mud, may adhere to the smooth outer tire surface, while smooth, loose objects, such as stones, can become temporarily embedded in the tread grooves as the tire rolls over the ground. These materials can be ejected from the tire's surface at high velocity as the tire imparts kinetic energy to the attached objects. For a vehicle moving forward, the top of the tire rotates upward and forward and can throw objects into the air at other cars or pedestrians in front of the vehicle. In British English, the fender is called the wing. (This may refer to either the front or rear fenders. However, in mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Propulsion Transmission
A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device invented by Louis Renault (who founded Renault) which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/reduction in a machine. Transmissions can have a single fixed-gear ratio, multiple distinct gear ratios, or continuously variable ratios. Variable-ratio transmissions are used in all sorts of machinery, especially vehicles. Applications Early uses Early transmissions included the right-angle drives and other gearing in windmills, horse-powered devices, and steam-powered devices. Applications of these devices included pumps, mills and hoists. Bicycles Bicycles traditionally have used hub gear or Derailleur gear transmissions, but there are other more recent design innovations. Automobiles Since the torque and power output of an internal combustion engine (ICE) varies with its rpm, automobiles powered by ICEs require multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Military Trucks
This category is for articles about wheeled motor vehicles designed for use by military forces to transport cargo – including fuel, ammunition and other vehicles. Multi-purpose vehicles such as Jeeps should be in other categories (e.g. :Military light utility vehicles). {{Commons category Wheeled military vehicles Military vehicles by type Trucks by type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armoured Personnel Carrier
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. According to the definition in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an APC is "an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped to transport a combat infantry squad and which, as a rule, is armed with an integral or organic weapon of less than 20 millimetres calibre." Compared to infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which are also used to carry infantry into battle, APCs have less weapon, armament and are not designed to provide direct fire support in battle. Infantry units that travel in APCs are known as mechanized infantry. Some militaries also make a distinction between infantry units that use APCs and infantry units that use IFVs, with the latter being known as armoured infantry. History One of the first armored ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MT-LB
The MT-LB (, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet Union, Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphibious vehicle, amphibious, tracked Armoured fighting vehicle, armored fighting vehicle in use since the 1970s. It was also produced in Poland, where (starting in the mid-1990s) its YaMZ engine was replaced by a Polish 6-cylinder SW 680 diesel engine. Development In the 1950s, the Soviet Central Auto and Tractor Directorate began a development program to replace the AT-P series of artillery tractors (which were based on the ASU-57 airborne self-propelled gun) with a new generation of vehicles. The MT-L was developed to meet this requirement based on the PT-76 amphibious light tank chassis. The MT-LB is the armored variant of the MT-L. Entering production in the early 1970s, it was cheap to build, being based on many existing components, e.g. the engine, which was originally developed for trucks. It was built at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant (KhTZ) in Soviet Ukrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
