Chart of Military Light Trucks
In this chart of military light trucks, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific truck.
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| Early White | Click to see the rest of this panoramic photo of more than 20 White Standard Class "A" Trucks used by the U.S. Army during World War I. Photo from the National Archives, 1917-1918. |
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| Early Packard | Packard 1 1/2 Ton truck Photo: From the Eisenhower collection, taken during the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy. |
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| Early Dodge | Dodge Trucks from before WW II used by US Army |
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| Early Ford | Ford Trucks from before WW II used by US Army |
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| Early Chevrolet | Chevrolet Trucks from before WW II used by US Army |
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| World War II Era | ||
| VC-1 to VC-6 |
Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Dodge VC series (G505) Family of half ton Dodge trucks produced in 1940. Includes vehicles with pickup, panel, carryall, ambulance and command car body types. |
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| WC-1 to WC-50 |
Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Dodge WC series (G505) Family of half ton Dodge trucks produced in 1941-1942. Includes vehicles with pickup, panel, carryall, ambulance and command car body types. |
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| WC-51 to WC-61 & WC-64 |
Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4, Dodge WC series (G502) Family of 3/4 ton Dodge trucks produced in 1942-1945. Includes vehicles with pickup, panel, carryall, ambulance and command car body types. |
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| WC-62 WC-63 |
Truck, Cargo, 1 1/2 ton, 6x6 Dodge (G507) Identical trucks except WC-62 is w/o winch while WC-63 is w/winch |
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| ACK-353 | Truck, 1 1/2 ton, 4x4, Cargo GMC Scan: Courtesy of Richard Notton from Bart Vanderveen's "Observer's Fighting Vehicle Directory, WW II" |
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| G506 Series | Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Trucks (G506) Many body styles including Cargo, Panel, Tractor, Dump, and Telephone Maintenance. |
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| GTB | Truck, 1 1/2 ton, 4x4 (Ford "Burma Jeep") |
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| M-1-4 | Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4. (International Harvester) |
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| M-2-4 | Truck, 1 ton, 4x4. USMC and Navy 1944 (International Harvester) Photo: Courtesy David Cirillo |
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| M-3L-4 | Cargo Truck, 1942 (International Harvester). Crash Truck body variant
also supplied. Photo: Courtesy Jim Rice. Thanks to Sean Nichols for correct ID.Truck now owned by Timothy Smith. |
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| Post World War II | ||
| M-37 M-37B1 |
Truck, Cargo, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge (G-741) (Many variants.) |
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| M-43 | Truck, Ambulance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge (G-741) Variant of M-37 |
See Military Ambulances |
| Willys FC | Willys Forward Control Military Trucks M-676, M-677, M-678, M-679 |
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| M-1008 CUCV | Truck, Utility, 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 "cuck-vee" Chevrolet (modified commercial pick-up) CUCV = Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle |
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| M-1009 CUCV | Truck, Utility, 3/4 ton, 4x4 "cuck-vee" Chevrolet (modified Blazer) CUCV = Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle |
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| M-1010 CUCV | Truck, Ambulance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 "cuck-vee" CUCV = Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle |
See Military Ambulances |
| CUCV II | Cargo/Troop Carrier 5/4 ton NSN 2320-01-123-2671 |
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| M-561 | Truck, Cargo, 1 1/4 ton, 6x6 "Gama Goat" |
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| M-792 | Truck, Ambulance, 1 1/4 ton, 6x6 "Gama Goat" | See Military Ambulances |
| M-715 | Truck, Cargo, 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 "five-quarter" (G-890) Kaiser |
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| M-725 | Truck, Ambulance, 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 "five-quarter" (G-890) by Kaiser Jeep. | See Military Ambulances |
| M-726 | Truck, Maintenance, 1 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Telephone, W/Winch, M-726 by Kaiser Jeep. |
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| M-880 | Truck, Cargo, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge CUCV, M880 series |
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| M-886 | Truck, Ambulance, 1-1/4 Ton, 4x4 M886 Dodge CUCV CUCV = Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle |
See Military Ambulances |
| M-998 | Truck, Cargo, 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) "hum-vee" Many variants. |
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| M-997 | Truck, Ambulance, 1 1/4 ton, 4x4 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Ambulance body, M997 and other variants. |
See Military Ambulances |
| JLTV | Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Family of vehicles to replace the HMMWV starting in 2012. |
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| USMC IFAV | USMC Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon 290 Interim Fast Attack Vehicle |
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| Other than U.S. Vehicles | ||
| Land Rover | British Land Rover. Many variants used by many countries |
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| F15 | F15 Polsten. By Ford - Canada with standard British Army 20mm gun. Very rare. |
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| Morris Commercial | 1940 Morris Commercial, 4 x 2 PU, 8cwt wireless truck. |
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| Toyota FQ15 | Developed in the 1950s for Japan's military and other nations including
U.S. Very similar to M-37. Photo: Courtesy Steve, Owens Export Service |
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| Toyota Landcruiser | Military versions of the Toyota Landcruiser are in use all over the world, particularly in Asia and Australia. Many variants. |
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| Unimog | Unimog. German workhorse military truck, used all over the world. German name: UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät, (universal motor equipment). Engines from 80-110hp. Many variants. |
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| G-Wagen | Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen G-Class G-Wagen |
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| Pinzgauer | Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer |
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| Krupp-Protze | le.gl.LKW 1 to (6x4), Krupp L2H43 / L2H143 Light off-road truck, 1 metric ton payload Thanks to Andreas Mehlhorn for correct ID |
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