The M25 tank transporter (G160) was a combination 6x6 M26 armored heavy tank transporter/tank recovery tractor and companion 40-ton M15 trailer introduced into US Army service in Europe in 1944–45. Manufactured by Pacific Car & Foundry Co. , it was a substantial upgrade over the Diamond T M19 transporter/trailer duo introduced in 1940.

2021年2月26日 · Early in WWII, the US Army identified the need for a system to retrieve disabled or destroyed armored vehicles from the battlefields. The result was the Tank Transporter Truck-Trailer M25, made up of two compounds: the M26 Tractor and …

It was a combination of the M26 Tractor 6x6 unarmored truck powered by a Hall-Scott 440 engine for towing heavy loads with a powered winch to loading/unloading and the 10 tons capacity M15 Trailer, a flatbed semi-trailer with ramps and eight roadwheels at the rear.

Engine: Hall-Scott 440, 6-cylinder gasoline, 240-hp. Power/weight: 9.8-hp/ton. Fuel Capacity: 120-USG (454-l) Range: 120-miles (193-km) Speed: 28-mph (45-km/h) The tractor being offered, M26 tank retriever tractor “Pacific”, serial number 979, was built in December 1944 by Pacific Car & Foundry (PCF) in in Billings, Montana.

The M25 is a World War 2 era tank transporter of US origin. It was developed in 1942 to replace the older, less mobile and smaller capacity M19 tank transporter. The M25 consists of the M26 tractor and M15 semitrailer. The M26 was developed specifically for the trailer since there was no tractor that suited the demands.

M26坦克运载车上一共可以搭载七名成员，但毫无乘驾舒适性可言，不过本来这台车本来就是运输坦克用的，而不是一款豪华SUV。作为一辆奔波于战场的车辆，驾驶室具备一定的装甲防护，正面19mm,侧面6.4mm。并且M25常会在车顶配备一挺M2机枪。

The M26 Armored Tank Transporter, or the "Dragon Wagon", was a 6x6 armored tank recovery vehicle that was used by the United States during World War II. The M26 had a crew of seven and had a gasoline powered, 270 bhp, Hall Scott Type 440 engine capable of moving the Dragon Wagon at speeds of up...

Coupled with the giant M15 semi tailer, it was a tank recovery rig for use in hostile conditions. Rated at an 80,000lb payload, it could carry one large tank or two small tanks. With it's Knuckey chain driven rear tandem axles, the power of the M26 is awesome and the angular ¾” armoured cab looks way too futuristic to be war time.

2024年2月12日 · The M26 Knuckley a.k.a The Dragon Wagon. In the April of 1943 a heavy tractor trailer combination was submitted to the Aberdeen Proving Ground. This was a forward control tractor with an armored cab and was produced by the Knuckey Truck Company of San Francisco.

The 6x6 M26 tractor had an armored cab that protected the crew of 7 from small arms fire, and artillery fragments. The engine was a 6 cylinder Hall-Scott 440, capable of delivering 240bhp, powering the vehicle by way of a drive shaft and a patented …