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  2. CR-39 - Wikipedia

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    CR-39 plastic has an index of refraction of 1.498 and an Abbe number of 58. CR-39 is now a trade-marked product of PPG Industries. [2] An alternative use includes a purified version that is used to measure ionising radiation such as alpha particles and neutrons. Although CR-39 is a type of polycarbonate, it should not be confused with the ...

  3. List of the United States military vehicles by supply catalog ...

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    front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, – one of the alpha-numeric "standard nomenclature lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall list of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...

  4. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Two cargo trailers are part of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). The M1082 single-axle trailer is used with the LMTV cargo truck. The M1095 twin-axle trailer is used with the MTV cargo truck. Both trailers have payloads that match that of the towing truck, and they share many components, including axles, with the towing truck. [1] [6]

  5. M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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    Semi-tractor/trailers have to stay on relatively flat ground, and are not rated for full off-road use. On improved roads they could tow up to 55,000 lb (25,000 kg) with 25,000 lb (11,000 kg) on their fifth wheel. [7] [14] Tractor trucks normally towed a 12-ton, 2-axle trailer. There were stake and platform, van, low-bed, and tanker bodies.

  6. Heavy Equipment Transport System - Wikipedia

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    A M911 tractor and a M747 trailer with a M60 Patton tank A M911 tractor at Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full A Oshkosh M911 tractor hauling a load. Prior to 1993, the U.S. Army employed the Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter (C-HET), which consisted of either the M746 or the M911 truck tractor and the M747 semitrailer.

  7. Semi-trailer truck - Wikipedia

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    Conventional style cab tractor A cab-over semi-tractor Tractor with an end-dump trailer A FAW semi-trailer truck in China A semi-trailer truck (also known by a wide variety of other terms – see below) is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called a fifth wheel. Other terms There are a ...

  8. MOL Trucks - Wikipedia

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    The same year, the showcased a drop deck low loader trailer with 45 ton payload featuring detachable gooseneck and hydraulically powered ramps. [5] MOL also developed off-road vehicles in 4x4 and 6x6 configurations for the Middle East for geophysical operations with capabilities to operate on difficult trains in harsh weather conditions, these ...

  9. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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    The use of the term "semi" in the name comes from the semi-trailer, a vehicle whose load is carried partly by its own axles and partly by the pulling vehicle, which is commonly included in tractor-trailer rigs. Straight truck A single vehicle, with no articulation. Normally 2 or 3 axles, sometimes with lift axles. Tractor-trailer See semi-truck.