The HEMTT (full name: Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) is logistics truck used exclusively by NATO forces in ArmA 3.
Overview[]
- Roles:
- Troop transport
- Munitions transport
- Cargo transport
- Ground vehicle repair
- Refuelling
- Vehicle munitions rearmament
- Medical support
« | The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck is an 8x8 diesel-powered off-road truck. It servers as a standard heavy transport vehicle for BLUFOR armies. There are several versions covering the basic transport functions: cargo, refuel, medical, repair, and ammo resupply. Field Manual
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Design[]
The HEMTT is an eight-wheel drive tactical truck that can be used to transport/heal soldiers, and repair, refuel and rearm vehicles.
Features
Aside from the standalone trailer-less tractor unit variant, there are seven more configurations that the HEMTT can be outfitted into. These include cargo, fuel tanker, and medical transport variants.
Mobility
The HEMTT has decent on- and off-road capability. However, it handles rather poorly at high speeds and faces a risk of rollovers when turning on sharp corners.
Drawbacks
As is to be expected from a vehicle designed purely to operate in a support role, it completely lacks any means to defend itself. Furthermore, even though the cab can resist a limited amount of small arms fire, it is still minimally armoured and should not be seen at the front line except when rearming or refuelling friendly forces.
Crew Capacity
Regardless of the variant, the HEMTT always has at least two seats to fit a driver and a single passenger in the cab of the tractor. Most variants of the HEMTT (even logistics-oriented ones) have the ability to transport additional passengers, though this will depend on the flatbed's configuration.
Variants[]
Transport[]
Baseline model. This is the standalone tractor unit that has no trailer attached to it. Has no other capabilities other than transporting a single passenger and the driver themselves.
This variant has a gross weight of 10842.8 kg.
Troop transporter.
It has an extended open-top cargo body fitted behind the cab that can transport up to sixteen passengers. The rear two positions are FFV-enabled, and this variant can be slingloaded by heavy-lift helicopters with a maximum weight threshold above the HEMTT Transport's gross weight.
This variant has a gross weight of 10942.9 kg.
Troop transporter.
It is identical feature-wise to the regular Transport variant. The sole difference is that the cargo body section is covered with a tarpaulin that can hide troops from view (note that the tarpaulin does not provide ballistic protection). It can be slingloaded by any helicopter with a maximum lift capacity greater than its gross weight.
This variant has a gross weight of 11026.2 kg.
Vehicle transport variant.
It is visually similar to the uncovered Transport variant, but the rear flatbed passenger benches have been removed. Instead, it has Vehicle-in-Vehicle Transportation capability and can load up to three Quadbikes/Karts or one Hunter MRAP.
Like the baseline tractor unit, it can only transport one passenger in the cab.
This variant has a gross weight of 11786.7 kg.
Identical to Cargo variant but the flatbed's railings have been completely removed, supporting several other larger vehicles which would have been obstructed on the Cargo model.
Its passenger transportation capacity otherwise remains unchanged.
This variant has a gross weight of 11739 kg.
Logistics[]
Has a large container box with spare parts, tools, and components that can repair nearby land vehicles and grounded aircraft.
Visually identical to the Box variant and contains the same number of seats as the baseline variant.
This variant has a gross weight of 11692.9 kg.
Has a large semi-hexagon shaped, tarpaulin-covered, ammunition supply container fixed to the cargo body trailer behind the cab.
It can re-arm nearby land vehicles and grounded aircraft. Contains the same number of seats as the baseline variant.
This variant has a gross weight of 12407.2 kg.
Has a large fuel tanker attached to the flatbed trailer behind the cab. It can refuel nearby land vehicles and grounded aircraft. Contains the same number of seats as the baseline variant.
This variant has a gross weight of 13181 kg.
Medical support/transport variant.
Injured soldiers can approach the vehicle and "use" its supplies to fully recover from their wounds. Its benches and litters have enough space for up to fifteen wounded soldiers (not including the cab driver/passenger). Unlike the regular transport variants, the two rear passenger seats do not have FFV capability.
This variant has a gross weight of 11026.2 kg.
Camouflage[]
- Sand: Pale coyote brown paint scheme. Used by Mediterranean NATO forces.
- Olive: Tropical green paint scheme. Used by Pacific and Eastern European NATO forces.
Protection[]
All variants of the HEMTT have base armour values of 200. No model can be outfitted with Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) blocks/panels or slat cages.
The following highlighted positions serve as weak points on HEMTT trucks:
Note that weak point positions remain identical on all variants of the HEMTT with only slight deviations depending on the flatbed (i.e. tanker on the HEMTT Fuel variant). The HEMTT model consisting of only the tractor unit also retains the same weak point locations (minus the flatbed).
Body[]
The vehicle body on all variants can withstand up to 200 points of damage. It incurs a 150% damage penalty from high-explosive (HE) type munitions. Should its integrity fail, it will instantly result in a catastrophic loss regardless of variant.
Engine[]
HEMTT engines can only take a maximum of 100 points of damage before they fail. They have a 50% resistance to HE-type munitions. 100% of damage on this component is always shared with the HEMTT's main "health" pool.
If damaged: Greatly reduces the engine's power output, the HEMTT can no longer attain its top speed and will have difficulty making simple manoeuvres.
If destroyed: Instantly immobilises the HEMTT.
Fuel tank[]
The fuel tanks can withstand up to 100 points of damage before they rupture. They take 150% increased damage from HE-type munitions. Like the engine, 100% of incoming damage inflicted upon the fuel tanks will be shared with the HEMTT's main "health" pool.
If damaged: Gradually leak fuel over time.
If destroyed: Causes it to rapidly lose its entire fuel capacity in under a few seconds.
Wheels[]
All HEMTT variants have eight wheels that can take up to 200 points of damage before bursting. They take 400% increased damage from HE-type munitions. No amount of damage on any of the wheels will be transferred onto the vehicle's "health" pool.
While it is theoretically possible for the HEMTT to continue moving even with half of its wheels missing, the HEMTT's bulky dimensions and weight will make it extremely difficult to drive in a straight line. Depending on whether there are enough tyres on both sides of the chassis left, it might not even be possible to make simple turns.
FFV[]
- Main article: Firing from vehicles (mechanic)#HEMTT
Vehicle-in-Vehicle Transport[]
The Cargo variant can transport most non-medium/heavy armour ground vehicles on its rear flatbed trailer:
- One Assault Boat
- Four Demining Drones
- Six ED-1 Mini UGVs (either variant)
- One Hatchback (either variant)
- Two Karts
- One MB 4WD (any variant)
- One Prowler (any variant)
- One Qilin (any variant)
- Two Quadbikes
- One SUV
- One Tractor
- Four Utility Drones (either variant)
- One Water Scooter
Due to the railings being removed on its trailer, the Flatbed variant is able to load several other vehicles in addition to the ones available on the regular Cargo model:
- Two AR-2 Darters[note 1]
- One Hunter (unarmed variant only)
- One Ifrit (unarmed variant only)
- One Offroad (any variant)
- One Strider (any variant)
- One Truck (any variant)
- One UGV Stomper (either variant)
- Two Water Scooters
It should be noted that despite the Flatbed variant allowing for up to two AR-2 Darters to be transported, the Cargo variant cannot carry any at all (other types of drones are still accepted, however).
Supply crates[]
NOTE: Objects that are not strictly classified as supply crates, as well as those featured in non-official third party-developed Creator DLCs are deliberately excluded from this section.
The Flatbed variants are also capable of loading a variety of ammunition crates and portable containers:
- Twenty Basic Ammo/Explosives/Grenades/Support crates
- Nine Basic Weapons/Launchers crates
- Ten Special Weapons crates
- Six Supply Box pallets
- Four Cargo Net pallets (all variants)
- Two Ammo Cache/Equipment Cache/Weapons Cache piles
- Twenty five Equipment/Uniform crates
- Four Vehicle Ammo containers
Compared to the Flatbed variant, the Cargo HEMTT has stricter limitations to what objects it can and cannot load:
- Twenty Basic Ammo/Explosives/Grenades/Support crates
- Twenty Basic Weapons/Launchers crates
- Nine Special Weapons crates
- Five Supply Box pallets
- Three Cargo Net pallets (baseline variant only)
- Four Cargo Net Fuel/Box pallets
- Two Equipment Cache piles (does not include the Ammo/Weapons variants)
- Twelve Equipment/Uniform crates
- Three Vehicle Ammo containers
Supply containers/pods[]
Flatbed HEMTTs are able to load the CH-67 Huron's specialised supply containers and hauling some of the Mi-290 Taru's multi-mission pods.
It should be noted that this capability is restricted to the Flatbed variant only, as the Cargo variant's railings obstruct the the Huron's containers/Taru's pods.
Additionally, it is not possible to load the Taru's Medical/Transport pods. This restriction applies to both the Flatbed and Cargo variants.
Trivia[]
- The HEMTT is based on its real-life vehicle of the same name, the Oshkosh "M977" heavy utility truck used by all branches of the U.S. military and several other nations (both NATO and non-NATO).
- However, it should be noted that the in-game HEMTTs (produced by an Armaverse company named "Rozkos") are not precisely modelled after their real-world counterparts. The in-game HEMTTs actually appear to be an amalgamation of parts from both the "A3" and newer "A4" models.
- During the Alpha, the HEMTT and its variants were not originally featured as drivable assets. They were only later included after the release of Game Update 0.70 (as part of the Beta).[1]
- Like the Hunter MRAP, Olive textures for Pacific NATO HEMTTs were not available on Apex's release. They only added after the Game Update 1.90 patch.[2]
- Both the Cargo and Flatbed variants were not added until the release of the Contact expansion pack.[3]
- Following Game Update 2.06's release, the Flatbed and Cargo variants were given the ability to load supply crates and other portable objects through the editor.[4]
Gallery[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Despite its small size (visually), the AR-2 Darter's geometry LOD is significantly larger than its appearance which prevents more than two from being loaded onto the flatbed.
References[]
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2013, SPOTREP #00006, Arma 3, viewed 28 January 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00006>.
- ↑ Kužel, O 2019, SPOTREP #00085, Arma 3, viewed 6 March 2019, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00085>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2019, SPOTREP #00089, Arma 3, viewed 28 June 2019, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00089>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2021, SPOTREP #00100, Arma 3, viewed 6 October 2021, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00100>.
External links[]
See also[]
Vehicles of comparable role and configuration[]
NATO - Vehicles (ArmA 3) | |
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Wheeled | AMV-7 Marshall • HEMTT • Hunter • Prowler • Quadbike • Rhino MGS (UP) • UGV Stomper |
Tracked | CRV-6e Bobcat • ED-1D Pelter (ED-1E Roller) • IFV-6a Cheetah • IFV-6c Panther • M2A1 Slammer (A4 UP) • M4 Scorcher • M5 Sandstorm |
Rotor-wing | AH-9 Pawnee • AH-99 Blackfoot • AL-6 Pelican • AR-2 Darter • CH-67 Huron • MH-9 Hummingbird • MQ-12 Falcon • UH-80 Ghost Hawk |
Fixed-wing | A-164 Wipeout • F/A-181 Black Wasp II • MQ-4A Greyhawk • UCAV Sentinel • V-44X Blackfish |
Aquatic | Assault Boat (Rescue) • Speedboat Minigun • SDV |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. Helicopters DLC | Apex DLC | Jets DLC | Laws of War DLC | Tanks DLC | Contact DLC |
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