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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 ...
The G-506 trucks, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 4x4, produced as the Chevrolet G7100 (and originally G4100) models, were a series of (light) medium four wheel drive trucks used by the United States Army and its allies during and after World War II. This series came in standard cargo, as well as many specialist type bodies.
A series of trucks based on commercial truck models with minimal modifications to make them suitable for military service, they include M915 series of 14-ton 6x4 semi-tractors built by AM General and later Freightliner, the M916 20-ton 6x6 semi-tractors built by Freightliner, the M917 dump trucks initially Freightliner 18.5-ton 8x6 vehicles and ...
1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2 1918 1,012 Light repair truck for vehicles White 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2: 1917–1919: Wide range of bodies Jeffery/Nash Quad [a] 2-ton 4x4: 1913–1928: 11,500+ Early models had 4-wheel steering Liberty truck 3-ton 4x2: 1917–1918: 9,452: built by 15 different manufacturers FWD Model B [b] 3-ton 4x4: 1912–1920: 16,000+ Wide ...
Water tractor beam. A tractor beam is a device that can attract one object to another from a distance. [1] The concept originates in fiction: The term was coined by E. E. Smith (an update of his earlier "attractor beam") in his novel Spacehounds of IPC (1931).
The EH had a ladder frame with two beam axles on leaf springs. The military models had two wheelbases, the 146 inches (3.71 m) short for tractors and the 170 inches (4.32 m) long for straight trucks. The variant EHUS had a shorter wheelbase at 132 inches (3.35 m). They were used as fuel servicing trucks in the US Navy or as wreckers for the USMC.
The models considered in the series included: 7 ton, 13 ton, 18 ton, and 38 ton. Intended to tow heavy artillery pieces such as the 240 mm howitzer M1 and the 8-inch Gun M1, the M6 tractor was larger and heavier than the M4 tractor, although they had a similar layout. The main differences between both were in the following areas:
The Mack NO 7 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6 truck was a heavy 6x6 cargo truck designed in the 1940s by the American manufacturer Mack Trucks. It was used by the U.S. Army as an artillery tractor for heavy artillery during and after World War II. The official U.S. Army designation was: Truck, 7 1/2 ton, 6x6, Prime Mover. [2] Its G-number was (G-532).