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List of United States Army tactical truck engines
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In the late 1930s the US Army began setting requirements for custom built tactical trucks, winning designs would be built in quantity. As demand increased during WWII some standardized designs were built by other manufactures.
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Most trucks had gasoline (G) engines until the early 1960s, when multifuel (M) and diesel (D) engines were introduced. Since then diesel fuel has increasingly been used, the last gasoline engine vehicles were built in 1985.
Most engines have been water-cooled with inline (I) cylinders, but V types (V) and opposed (O) engines have also been used. Three air-cooled engines were used in two very light trucks. Gasoline engines up to WWII were often valve in block design (L-head), during the war more overhead valve (ohv) engines were used, and after the war all new engines (except 1 F-head and 1 Overhead camshaft (ohc)) have been ohv. All diesel engines have ohv, they can be naturally aspired, supercharged (SC), or turbocharged (TC).
The same engines have been used in different trucks, and larger trucks often have had different engines during their service life. Because of application and evolution, the same engine often has different power ratings. Ratings are in SAE gross horsepower.
The front of an engine is the fan end, the rear is the flywheel end, right and left are as viewed from the rear, regardless of how the engine is mounted in the vehicle. Engines in the tables are water-cooled and naturally aspirated unless noted.
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AM General/Kaiser Jeep/Willys
- Kaiser-Jeep Tornado
(front cutaway) - Willys AO4-53
- American Motors AV-108-4
(left rear) - American Motors AV-108-4
(right front) - Willys MB
(front cutaway) - Willys MB
(left side cutaway) - Willys MD
(left front) - Willys MD
(right rear)
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Caterpillar
- Caterpillar 3116 (left front)
- Caterpillar 3116 (right rear)
- Caterpillar C15
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Chevrolet – GMC
- Chevrolet 6.2/6.5L
- GMC 302
(left front) - GMC 302
(right front) - Chevrolet BV-1001
(left side) - Chevrolet BV-1001
(right side)
Continental
- Ordnance design L-142
- Ordnance design LDT-465
(left front) - Ordnance design LDT-465
(right rear) - Continental R22
(left side) - Continental R22
(right side) - Continental R6602
(left side) - Continental R6602
(right side)
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Cummins
- Cummins 6CTA8.3
(left side) - Cummins 6CTA8.3
(right side) - Cummins NH250
(left front) - Cummins NH250
(right rear) - Cummins V8-300
(left front) - Cummins V8-300
(right rear)
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Detroit Diesel
- Detroit Diesel 8V92TA
- Detroit Diesel Series 60 (left front)
- Detroit Diesel Series 60 (right rear)
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Dodge-Fargo
- Dodge T214 (left side)
- Dodge T214 (right side)
- Dodge 318
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Ford
- Ford GTB (left side)
- Ford GTB (right side)
Hall-Scott
- Hall-Scott 440 (left side)
- Hall-Scott 440 (right side)
Hercules
- Hercules DFXE (left side)
- Hercules DFXE (right side)
- Hercules HXD (left front)
- Hercules HXD (right front)
- Hercules JXD (left side)
- Hercules JXD (right side)
- Hercules L-142
- Ordnance design LDT-465
(left front) - Ordnance design LDT-465
(right rear) - Hercules RXC (left side)
- Hercules RXC (right side)
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International Harvester
- International RED-450-D
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LeRoi
- LeRoi T-H844 (left rear)
- LeRoi T-H844 (right front)
Mack
- Mack ENDT673 (left side)
- Mack ENDT673 (right side)
- Mack EY
REO
- REO OA331 (left side)
- REO OA331 (right side)
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