Military Vehicles

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Military Trucks:

A military truck is a vehicle designed to transport troops, fuel and military supplies to the battlefield, through asphalted roads and unpaved dirt roads. Several countries have manufactured their own models of military trucks, each of which has its own technical characteristics. These vehicles are adapted to the needs of the different armies on the ground. In general, these trucks are composed of a chassis, a motor, a transmission, a cabin, an area for the placement of the load and the equipment, axles of transmission, suspensions, direction, tires, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, engine cooling systems, and brakes. They can be operated with a gasoline engine or with a diesel engine, there are four-wheel drive (4x4) vehicles, six wheeled (6x6), eight wheeled (8x8), ten wheeled (10x10) and even twelve wheeled vehicles (12x12)

Types of military vehicles.

Land combat and military transport vehicles include:

• Armoured fighting vehicle (vehicles that are armored for combat)
• Reconnaissance vehicle
• Military engineering vehicle (also referred to as Combat Engineering Vehicles)
• Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (SPAAGs) / Self-Propelled Air Defense Systems (SPADS)
• Military ambulances
• Electronic warfare vehicles
• Military draisnes (light rail vehicles)
• Armoured trains
• Technical (vehicle)

• List of military vehicles
• List of military trucks