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M151A2 MUTT 82nd Airborne Division, US Army
HG1902
General Background
In 1951 Ford Motor Company was awarded a contract to develop a replacement for the M38 Jeep Light Utility Vehicle. The vehicle had to be a ΒΌ ton 4x4 Military Utility Tactical Truck (M151 MUTT) and after extensive testing began production in 1959 until 1982. The M151, M151A1, and M151A2 are a general purpose personnel or cargo carrier. Eventually manufacturing contracts were awarded to Kaiser and AM General Corp and well over 100,000 MUTTs of many variants produced.
Specifications :
Manufacturer: Ford, Kaiser, AM General Corp., GM USA
Years of Manufacture: 1959 until 1982
Number Manufactured: 100,000 +
Occupants : 1 x Driver, Up to 3 others
Dimensions :
Length: 11 ft (3.37 m)
Width : 5.91 ft (1.8 m)
Height : 6.17 ft (1.88 m)
Weight : 2,447 lbs/1.2 US short tons (1,110 kg)
Performance
Engine: 1 x Ordnance Continental 4-cylinder gasoline, generating 71 hp @ 4,000 rpm
Maximum Speed : 65 mph (105 km/h)
Maximum Range : 273 miles (440 km)
Armament Depending on Mission : 1 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun
1 x 7.62 mm M240G General Purpose Machine Gun
1 x TOW-2 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Launcher w/ 2 x TOW Missiles
1 x Recoilless Rifle