M548
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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.
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Vinony files it under Armored personnel carriers of the United States, Armoured personnel carriers of the Cold War and Armoured personnel carriers of the post–Cold War period.
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Key facts
- Weapon.name
- M548 cargo carrier
- Weapon.image
- File:IMFT 6 2015 357.jpeg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- M548 in the Armee Museum Full
- Weapon.origin
- United States
- Weapon.type
- Cargo carrier
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1960–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Israel-Hamas war (2023-present)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- FMC Corp. Oto Melara
- Weapon.weight
- (5 t Cargo)
- Weapon.suspension
- torsion bar, 5 road wheels
- Weapon.primary_armament
- M2 Browning machine gun
- Weapon.armour
- none
- Weapon.engine
- Detroit Diesel 6V53, 6-cylinder diesel engine
- Weapon.crew
- 4
- Weapon.engine_power
- 204 hp
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- tracked vehicle
- Has part
- continuous track
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 7440
- Manufacturer
- FMC Corporation
- Image
- M548.JPG
- Height
- 2.71
- Width
- 2.69
- Length
- 5.892
- Speed
- 64
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- Commons category
- M548 cargo carriers
- maximum capacity
- 4
- payload mass
- 5443
- ride height
- 0.43
- volume as quantity
- 397
- vertical depth
- 1
- type of front suspension
- torsion bar suspension
- type of rear suspension
- torsion bar suspension
- voltage
- 24
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Design
- Variants
- United States
- Swiss Army
- British Army
- Gallery
- Operators
- Captures
- Former operators
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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.
==Design== thumb|upright|left|Driving position Its light weight allows the use of a relatively small engine to power the vehicle, a 6V53 Detroit two-stroke six cylinder diesel, with an Allison TX-100-1 three-speed automatic transmission, and allows the vehicle to carry a large payload cross-country and to be transported by fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
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