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1/72 M983 Tractor & AN/TPY-2 X Band Radar
The HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck), or Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck produced by the Oshkosh Corporation, was the result of the U.S. need to constitute a high mobility, heavy wheeled transport capability. This is because the only previous vehicle in this category, the M520 GOER, was produced in only 920 examples. The M997, a basic general cargo version of the HEMTT, was ordered in more than 5,000 examples, the first ones were deployed in 1982, and by the mid-1980s they were already in service in numerous theaters of operation, despite original problems.
All vehicles have a winch and crane for loading and unloading. The main variants include a tank truck, an artillery tractor, and a repair vehicle, which has a loading platform between the second and third wheel axles to carry spare parts.