Veoauto Mack M123 - fotod ja videod

1949. aastal kehtestas USA armee nõude eriti raskeveokite 10-tonnise (9072 kg) maastikukoormuse perekonnale, mille hind oli 6×6 taktikalist veoautot. Mack’s design, influenced by their WWII era NO, was chosen. Designed as an entire family, only the semi-tractor and cargo/prime mover were built. 392 M123s were built between 1955 and 1957 and 552 M125s in 1957 and 1958. In 1965 CONDEC began building 3188 diesel powered M123As, Mack began building 420 in 1968. In 1969 Mack then upgraded 210 gas engine models to diesel power. With the Army using more self‑propelled artillery, the need for prime movers was reduced, no follow‑up orders for M125s were made. Both M123s and M125s saw service in the Vietnam War. M123 tractors remained in Army service into the 1990s.

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2007 Mack M123 veoauto is a heavy-duty military vehicle that was designed and manufactured by Mack Trucks in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a 10-ton 6×6 truck that can haul up to 60,000 pounds of cargo or tow up to 85,000 pounds of trailers. The M123 Truck is powered by a Mack ENDT-673 turbocharged diesel engine that produces 255 horsepower and 745 pound-feet of torque. The truck has a five-speed manual transmission and a two-speed transfer case that allows it to operate in either high or low range. The truck also has a power steering system and air brakes for improved maneuverability and safety.
M123 veoautot kasutasid Ameerika Ühendriikide armee ja merejalavägi erinevatel eesmärkidel, näiteks suurtükiväe, laskemoona, kütuse ja personali transportimiseks. Veoauto oli võimeline paigaldama ka kraana, vintsi või viienda ratta spetsiaalsete ülesannete täitmiseks. M123 veoautot kasutati mitmesugustes konfliktides, nagu Korea sõda, Vietnami sõda ja Lahesõda. Veoautot eksporditi ka mitmesse liitlasriiki, näiteks Kanadasse, Prantsusmaale, Iisraeli ja Lõuna-Koreasse. M123 veoauto asendati lõpuks uuemate mudelitega, nagu M911 ja M1070 rasketehnika transporter (HET).