The army is not only a kind word, but also a very fast deed. True, when you find yourself off-road at speed, some “problems” begin. For this reason, since the 1930s, all advanced countries have paid special attention to the issue of motorization of troops. Army SUVs and trucks, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles must be unpretentious, reliable and, most importantly, they must have excellent cross-country ability.
1. Chenowth
Since 1991, these reconnaissance vehicles have been in service with the US Army, Marine Corps and Navy. Used for territory patrol and reconnaissance. The three-seat vehicle is armed to the teeth: an automatic grenade launcher and a heavy machine gun are capable of creating a firestorm that is unstoppable for infantry and light vehicles. Chenowth's baptism of fire occurred during the Gulf War when the US Army invaded Kuwait at the head of an international coalition in order to expel Iraqi troops from there, who had previously captured Kuwait for the sake of oil.
2. SdKfz 2 Kettenkrad HK 101
Half-track German motorcycle from the Second World War, which was widely used parachute and mountain chasseur divisions of the Wehrmacht as a light vehicle intelligence and supply. After the World War, Kettenkrad HK 101 was produced for some time for the needs of the national economy of the new Germany. In total, about 9 thousand of these motorcycles were produced.
3. TPz 1 Fuchs
German armored personnel carrier developed in 1979, designed for use in motorized rifle units of the army. The vehicle can swim, carries troops of 10 fighters, is armed with a 20 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun. The armored personnel carrier is driven by an 8-cylinder V-shaped diesel engine with 320 “horses”. As is often the case with armored personnel carriers, dozens of other special army vehicles: mobile radar, reconnaissance vehicle, RHBZ vehicle, BREM, tank destroyer, self-propelled mortar and much more.
4. Tatra 813
A heavy truck, developed in Czechoslovakia in 1967, can still compete with many modern models in terms of cross-country ability. The main design feature of the Tatra cargo all-terrain vehicles was the use of a spinal frame that copes well with torsion and bending. It was she who at one time made it possible to implement in the 813th modular chassis with independent suspension to increase cross-country ability.
5. Mercedes-Benz Unimog
The history of this famous truck began back in 1945. Initially, the machine was created for work in agriculture. There, an all-wheel drive off-road vehicle has proven itself well. The car coped well with difficult conditions, off-road and could carry a substantial amount of cargo. As a result, Unimog made not only a sports racing career in Dakar, but also a military one. The truck's baptism of fire took place in Afghanistan, during the presence of American troops there.
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6. Land Rover Defender
The famous British SUV had two military modifications at once. These are models with indices 90 and 110. It is curious that in the realities of the army of Great Britain and the United States, the Land Rover Defender has a relatively low fuel consumption. In addition, since 1983, the machine has repeatedly proved its unpretentiousness in the most difficult conditions. The British use the car to this day.
7. HMMWV
What most people simply call "Humvee" is properly called HMMWV or "High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle". This American armored SUV became one of the symbols of the renewal of the US Army in the 1980s. AM General is responsible for the development and production of the machine. Although today the HMMWV is considered obsolete by the Americans themselves, the troops are in no hurry to change it to something else. After the debut of the Hammer in the Persian Gulf in the United States, and then in the rest of the world, almost a cult of this SUV was formed.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should read about why old soviet tanks T-72s are still used by many countries.
Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/240522/63080/