Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Production history
Manufacturer
FMC Corp. Oto Melara
Specifications
Mass
12.8 tonnes (14.1 short tons; 12.6 long tons) (5 t Cargo)
Length
5.89 metres (19 ft 4 in)
Width
2.686 metres (8 ft 9.7 in)
Height
2.81 metres (9 ft 3 in)
Crew
4
Armor
none
Main armament
M2 Browning machine gun
Engine
Detroit Diesel 6V53, 6-cylinder diesel engine 204 hp
Suspension
torsion bar, 5 road wheels
Operational range
480 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed
61 km/h (38 mph)
The M548 is a tracked cargo carrier. It is based on the M113 armored personnel carrier, and was built by FMC Corp. at its San Jose, California, and Charleston, West Virginia facilities.[1]
^Hearings on military posture and H.R. 13456, p. 7795.
The M548 is a tracked cargo carrier. It is based on the M113 armored personnel carrier, and was built by FMC Corp. at its San Jose, California, and Charleston...
nomenclature, CAT: Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked). It replaced the M548 supply vehicle. Unlike the M548, it is armored. This ammunition vehicle has no turret, but...
mortar carrier – 3 M125A1 and 12 M125A2, equipped with 81mm M29 mortar. M548 – 24 M548 used by the Mechanized Brigade to carry ammunition to the M109A5 self-propelled...
Vehicle (FAASV) is built on the chassis of the M109. It replaced the M548. Unlike the M548, it is armored. This ammunition vehicle has no turret, but has a...
equipped with a launcher armed with four MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral missiles. M548 Unarmored cargo carrier equipped with a rear cargo bed. M577 Command Post...
from Russian forces. PTS-2 Soviet Union Tracked Amphibious vehicle ~15 M548 United States Tracked Cargo vehicle 51+ Donated by Norway. Mitsubishi Type...
manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel. M548 Alfa [citation needed] Cargo and ammunition carrier N/A United States Israel...
turbocharger. The transmission is also fitted with heavy duty components from the M548 tracked cargo carrier. Immediately to the left of the engine is the driver...
M548 cargo carriers and M48 tanks from Headquarters Company, 2nd Squadron, 34th Armor, 25th Infantry Division, head for a night defensive position at the...
ground vehicles and aircraft can be used to dispense the Volcano mines: M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck M977 Heavy Expanded Mobility...
which combined the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile with a modified version of the M548 Cargo Carrier chassis. The Chaparral's AIM-9D missiles were capable of tail-chase...
though a M60 machine gun was sometimes fitted instead. M548 Tracked Load Carrier (TLC): The M548 was an unarmoured logistics variant of the M113. The type...
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