Re: [MV] M 520 2.5 ton?

From: mblair1@home.net
Date: Sun Dec 12 1999 - 08:59:21 PST


DDoyle9570@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 99-12-12 00:21:46 EST, you write:
>
> << Ever heard of this? Was reported to be a cargo truck....On the MVD
> List???? >>
>
> I THINK (not sure) an M520 is a GOER, about a 25 ton truck. Articulated 4x4
> made by Cat I believe. Looks like a scraper like you see at road
> construction sights. Developed to wade through jungles in 'Nam.

My TM 43-0001-31 (Material Equipment Data Sheets book) says that an
M520 is an 8-ton 4x4. From the drawings, it looks articulated. The
description implies that with the proper modification kit, it floats
and swims. It doesn't say what it doe without the kit... :-) It has a
213 HP engine and an automatic transmission.

TM 43-0001-31 is a handy book for identifying all of those M???
numbers. Portrayal Press has them.

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