The result was the Diamond T 980, a 12-ton hard-cab 6x4 truck. Army Quartermaster Corps and had recently produced a prototype heavy vehicle for the US Army which, with a few slight modifications met British requirements and an initial order for 200 was very quickly filled.
The Diamond T Company had a long history of building rugged, military vehicles for the U.S. In 1940 the British Purchasing Commission, looking to equip the British Army with a vehicle capable of transporting larger and heavier tanks, approached a number of American truck manufacturers to assess their models. It was superseded by the Thornycroft Antar in British service by the early 1950, though a few remained operational in units through 1971.ĭesigned as a heavy prime mover for tank transporting, the hard-cab Diamond T 980 was the product of the Diamond T Company in Chicago. military by the M25 Tank Transporter during the war, but usefully redeployed in other tasks. Over 5,000 were produced, and employed by Allied armies throughout all theaters of war. It consisted of a 12-ton 6x4 M20 Diamond T Model 980 truck and companion 12-wheel M9 trailer. The M19 Tank Transporter ( US supply catalog designation G159) was a heavy tank transporter system used in World War II and into the 1950s.
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