M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB

The M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB is part of the M-939 Series of 5 ton 6x6 trucks. Details of the history, model numbers, and configurations of the M939-series of trucks are on the linked page.

The dimensions of the M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB are:

Length: 402 1/4 inches
Width: 97 1/2 inches
Height: 116 inches

The M927 was produced both with and without a winch.

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of the M-927 5 Ton 6x6 at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

Truck, Cargo, Extra Long Wheelbase, M928A1. The basic difference between the M928A1 and M927A1 (extra long wheel base (XLWB) model of the M939 series of 5 ton trucks) is that the M928A1 has a 20,000 pound capacity winch located behind the front bumper and the M927A1 does not. The winch feature affects truck length, weight, shipping dimensions and angle of approach.

M927 XLWB 5-ton tactical cargo truck carries the Engagement Control Station (ECS), the operations control center of a Patriot battery and the only manned station in the battery during an air battle.

Truck, Cargo, Extra Long Wheel Base, M927A1. The M927A1 truck is the extra long wheel base (XLWB) model of the M939 series of 5 ton trucks. It is utilized to transport equipment, material, personnel and MIM-23 Hawk missile system components. The M927A1 is a flat bed, open cab, canvas top truck with permanent steel-welded sides which makes it a preferred truck for transporting bulky payloads that may shift in transit.

M927 XLWB 5-ton 6x6 truck carries the Information Coordination Central, the command and control element for a Patriot missile battalion.

Marines of the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle Platoon preparing a RQ-2 Pioneer RPV for flight during Operation Desert Shield, 27 Nov 1990. The RPV launch rail is mounted on an M-927 5-ton cargo truck.

M927 (if no winch) or M928 XLWB Extended Cargo Body Style 5-ton 6x6 truck carries mobile radar control van of the 3rd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion, MIM-23 Hawk missile battery, Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, NC, 22 Feb 1986.

M-927 5-ton 6x6 Truck Photo Gallerey

Radar control unit of the 3rd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion with mobile radar control van of an MIM-23 Hawk missile battery, Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, NC, 22 February 1986. Vehicle is M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB with Extended Cargo Body.

Patriot missile battalion command and control element, the Information Coordination Central (ICC), mounted on M-927 truck. The ICC receives digital and voice data via a secure communications links to effectively perform air battle management by coordinating fires for the firing batteries and interfacing with higher echelon units and lateral battalions.

3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle Platoon with a RQ-2A Pioneer RPV/UAV launcher mounted on an M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB, Operation Desert Shield, 27 November 1990.

RQ-2A Pioneer RPV/UAV mounted on its twin rail catapult launcher on an M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB, US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, CA, 14 April 1997.

M-927 Truck, Cargo: 5-ton, 6x6 XLWB loaded with troops in training, Fort Gordon, GA, 20 July 2005. Arabic sign is part of training.