Army employed the Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter (C-HET), which consisted of either the M746 or the M911 truck tractor and the M747 semitrailer. The M746 was an 8×8 22 1/2-ton tractor built by Ward LaFrance from 1975 to 1977.
Army employed the Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter (C-HET), which consisted of either the M746 or the M911 truck tractor and the M747 semitrailer. The M746 was an 8×8 22 1/2-ton tractor built by Ward LaFrance from 1975 to 1977.
Approximately 125-185 were built. The lift axle 8×6 Oshkosh M911 superseded the M746 after 1977. During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm the M911 vehicles were employed primarily to haul M1 Abrams tanks.
military vehicles by model number Dragon Wagon (disambiguation) SLT 50 Elefant Actros Armoured Heavy Support Vehicle System Shipyard transporter Tank transporter ==External links== Project Details of the Oshkosh 1070F US Army Fact File M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter Oshkosh Corporation Website Oshkosh Corporation Defense Website; M1070A1 page == References == Military trucks of the United States Tank transporters Oshkosh vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s
A contract for 1044 M1070s was placed, with production commencing in July 1992.
Nicknamed the Dragon Wagon, the M25 was composed of a 6×6 armored tractor (M26) and 40-ton trailer (M15). ===M746/M747 - M911/M747=== Prior to 1993, the U.S.
These were delivered between March 2001 and March 2003.
By July 2009 more than 2600 M1000 trailers had been ordered. The M1070]] and M1000 are both air-transportable by C-5 Galaxy or C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The M1070 replaced the Scammell Commander as the British Army heavy tank transporter in 2001.
These were delivered between March 2001 and March 2003.
No orders were placed. In March 2008, Oshkosh Defense announced a contract award from the U.S.
By July 2009 more than 2600 M1000 trailers had been ordered. The M1070]] and M1000 are both air-transportable by C-5 Galaxy or C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The M1070 replaced the Scammell Commander as the British Army heavy tank transporter in 2001.
Oshkosh announced in October 2010 its first delivery order for the M1070A1 HET.
Production of the M1070A1 concluded in August 2014, with 1,591 new vehicles built. The M1000 trailer is used with the M1070A0 and M1070A1 tractors.
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