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MJ49A Transport truck

This massive 4x4 is powered by a tiny inline 3 cylinder engine, although its small it can reach speeds of 50MPH! it can also tow other vehicles such as artillery and small carts with out being heavy slowed down. This Transport vehicle Isn't just used for towing artillery and other carts, but can be used for transporting munitions and troops, it can fit up to 14 armed troops in the back alone. In the late 1990s the British Army’s transport vehicle fleet mainly consisted of trucks with payloads of 4, 8 or 14 tonnes, manufactured in the UK by Bedford, Leyland-DAF, Foden and Scammell. Dating from the Cold War, these vehicles were showing their age and suffering from wear and tear. Another issue was the availability of spare parts due to the fact that most of the manufacturers of the trucks had ceased trading. It was against this background that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) initiated three projects to procure new, modern and more capable trucks.