Truck 5T

	5T Truck
Faction	U.S. Army
Type	Utility Truck
Seats	All variants: 2 seats: 1× Driver; 1× Cab Passenger; Transport variants: 14 seats: 13× Rear Passengers; Armed variant: 14 seats: 1× Gunner; 12× Rear Passengers;
Item capacity	Variable; see Variants section for each individual model
Top speed	~ 86 km/h
Fuel capacity	200 fuel units
Primary armament	Armed only: 1× M2 .50 HMG;
Secondary armament	None
Variants	Standard, Open, Ammo, Refuel, Repair, MG, Supply, Salvage, Reammo
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	Truck 5T
Faction	United States
Type	Utility Truck
Seats	All variants: 3 seats: 1× Driver; 2× Cab Passengers; Transport variants: 15 seats: 12× Passengers;
Item capacity	Max: 50× Weapons; 200× Magazines;
Top speed	~ 78 km/h
Fuel capacity	200 fuel units
Primary armament	None
Secondary armament	None
Variants	Standard, Open, Ammo, Fuel, Repair
Games

NOTE: This article is about Truck 5Ts in ArmA: CWA/Armed Assault. For the Truck 5t mil gl in ArmA 3's Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany Creator DLC, see Truck 5t mil gl (Global Mobilization).

The Truck 5T is a logistics truck featured in both ArmA: Cold War Assault and ArmA: Armed Assault.

ArmA: Cold War Assault

The Truck 5T is used exclusively by U.S. military forces in ArmA: Cold War Assault.

Overview

Roles:
- Troop transport
- Ground vehicle repair
- Refuelling
- Vehicle munitions rearmament

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M939 all-purpose truck entered US Army service in the 1980s and is the latest in a long line of standard issue vehicles dating back to the 1940s. Powered by an 8.3 liter 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine, M939 can carry up to five tons of cargo or 11 fully equipped soldiers.

Vehicle Description

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Design

Developed in the 1970s as an improved version of the earlier M809 series of trucks, the Truck 5T's primary function is the logistical transportation of of supplies and personnel.

It incorporates improved cooling and electrical systems, and has overall better performance when driving off-road.

Features
The Truck 5T is available in four more configurations aside from the baseline transport. These include an open-top troop transporter, fuel tanker, ammunition carrier, and a mobile repair vehicle.

Forming the mainstay of the U.S. military's logistics at the height of the Cold War, the Truck 5T is a rugged and fairly mobile utility truck.

Comparable to its Soviet counterpart in almost every way, the Truck 5T similarly serves in a non-combat role as a support vehicle.

Mobility
It has a slightly higher top speed and turn rate over the Soviet Ural. In all other handling-based aspects however, it is otherwise completely identical to the Ural and remains just as difficult to control while driving off-road.

Drawbacks
The Truck 5T lacks armour plating and does not carry any armament. It shouldn't be brought near areas where enemy forces are expected to be present, as neither the Truck 5T's passengers nor the crew will survive for long if they come under fire.

Crew Capacity
All variants of the Truck 5T regardless of configuration will support a crew of at least three. This consists of the driver and up to two more passengers who sit in cab alongside them.

Variants

Baseline variant.

The flatbed is covered with a tarpaulin which can hide troops from view (note that the tarpaulin does not provide ballistic protection).

It can transport up to twelve passengers at a time, who sit in the rear flatbed section.

Identical to the baseline transport variant but lacks the tarpaulin cover over the rear flatbed.

Transports the same number of passengers.

Carries spare parts, tools, and additional components that can repair nearby land vehicles and grounded aircraft.

Has only three seats for the driver and two cab passengers.

Visually similar to the Open variant but the flatbed carries supply crates instead of passengers. It can rearm nearby land vehicles and grounded aircraft.

Contains the same amount of seats as the Repair variant.

Has a large fuel tanker attached to the rear flatbed. It can refuel nearby land vehicles and grounded aircraft.

Contains the same amount of seats as the Repair variant.

Protection

All variants of the Truck 5T have 20 points worth of armour plating.

Trivia

As stated by its in-game Vehicle Description, the Truck 5T is modelled after the real-world "M939 Truck" manufactured by AM General.
- It was commonly utilised by all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces during and after the Cold War, prior to being eventually replaced by the newer "Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement" (MTVR) tactical truck designed by Oshkosh Defense in 1999.

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