This is a list of
military light utility vehicle
Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle, (LUV), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category. A
Jeep-like four-wheel drive vehicle for military use by definition lighter than other military trucks ...
s, of the kind commonly referred to as jeeps, and typically classified as -ton payload rated, manufactured by U.S. automakers, in order of first creation.
World War II
* 1940
Bantam Pilot—Prototype
* 1940
Bantam BRC-60—Prototype
* 1940
Willys Quad—Prototype
* 1940
Ford Pygmy—Prototype
* 1940
Budd Ford—Prototype
* 1941
Ford GP
* 1941
Willys MA
* 1941
Bantam BRC-40
* 1941
Willys T13/T14 'Super Jeep' – MB stretched to 6x6 and armed with a 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage. Although cancelled in favor of the
M6 Gun Motor Carriage
The 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage M6, also known as M6 Fargo, and under the manufacturer (Dodge)'s designation WC55, was a modified Dodge WC52 light truck mounting a light anti-tank gun. It was used by the United States Army for infantry support ...
, the T14 was developed into the MT-TUG cargo/prime mover.
* 1941-1944
Willys MT "Super Jeep" — 6x6, 3⁄4-ton prototype — a small number were built in various configurations.
[ Although performance was excellent, the MT was deemed "surplus to requirements" and cancelled in favor of existing -ton and 1 -ton trucks.
* 1942 Willys MB (slat grille)
* 1942 ]T24 Scout Car
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– MT-based armored car. Although it performed well in trials, the T24 was abandoned in favor of the M8 and M20 Light Armored Car.
* 1942–1943 Ford GTB
The Ford GTB, commonly called the Burma Jeep, was a 1-ton 4x4 truck produced during WWII by Ford and was used primarily by the United States military, primarily the US Navy and Marine Corps. The GTB was used primarily in the Pacific Theater durin ...
1-ton 4x4 'Burma Jeep'
* 1942–1945 Willys MB (stamped grille)
* 1942–1945 Ford GPW
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* 1943 Willys T28 – half-track based on the MT
* 1943 Willys WAC (for 'Willys Air Cooled') "Jeeplet" — prototype for a super light-weight, fulltime 4WD with front and rear independent suspension[
* 1944 Willys MLW-1 (for 'Military Long Wheelbase') — prototype (never finished)
* 1944 Willys MLW-2 (for 'Military Long Wheelbase') or "Jungle Jeep" — prototype for a ''half''-ton, jungle-suited jeep][
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Post World War II
* 1949–1952 M38 (Willys MC)
* 1950 CJ V-35(/U) – deep water fording Willys CJ-3A; 1000 units built for the USMC
* 1952–1957 M38A1 (Willys MD)
** 1952–1957 M38A1C fitted with 105/106mm anti-tank recoilless rifle
** M170 Ambulance
* 1953 Willys BC Bobcat aka "Aero Jeep" — Prototype for a very small, lightweight (1475 lbs) jeep, for easier lifting by contemporaneous helicopters, eventually rejected in favor of AMC's M422 design.
* 1955 M38A1D – a small number of M38A1s carried the M28 or M29 "Davy Crockett Weapon System", the US' smallest tactical nuclear weapon
A tactical nuclear weapon (TNW) or non-strategic nuclear weapon (NSNW) is a nuclear weapon that is designed to be used on a battlefield in military situations, mostly with friendly forces in proximity and perhaps even on contested friendly territo ...
, fired from a 120mm or 155mm recoilless rifle
* 1956–1968 Jeep M606
* 1959–1962 AMC M422 Mighty Mite
The M422 'Mighty Mite' is a lightweight ¼-ton 4x4 tactical truck, suitable for airlifting and manhandling. From 1959 to 1962, the Mighty Mite was built by American Motors for the United States Marine Corps.
History
The vehicle was originally ...
* 1960–1982 Ford M151
** 1960–1964 M151
*** M718 Ambulance
** 1964–1970 M151A1
** M151A1C Weapons Platform
** 1970–1982 M151A2
*** M718A1 Ambulance
*** M825 Weapons Platform
Jeep-related vehicles unlike the jeep vehicle-concept
The U.S. has also used military vehicles that are directly related to jeeps, or were Willys / Jeep ''branded'', but that digress significantly from the jeep vehicle-concept:
The amphibious jeep (WW II)
* 1942–1943 Ford GPA
The Ford GPA "Seep" (Government 'P' Amphibious, where 'P' stood for its 80-inch wheelbase), with supply catalog number G504, was an amphibious version of the World War II Ford GPW jeep.
Design features of the much larger and successful DUKW am ...
– an amphibious hulled vehicle, similar to the DUKW
The DUKW (colloquially known as Duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious modification of the -ton CCKW trucks used by the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War.
Designed by a partnership under military auspices of Sparkman & Step ...
, but mechanically a Ford GPW jeep
Willys / Jeep ''branded'', but not jeep-''like'' vehicles
* 1956–1965 Jeep Forward Control military variants
** M676 Truck, Cargo Pickup
** M677 Truck, Cargo Pickup w/4 Dr. Cab
** M678 Truck, Carry All
** M679 Truck, Ambulance
* 1958-1960 Willys XM443 / M443E1 "Super Mule" – prototypes for 3⁄4-ton, underfloor mid-engined platform-trucks, comparable to but larger than the M274 "Mechanical Mule".[Cool Jeeps You Never Saw - 4-Wheel & Off-Road Magazine]
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* 1967–1969 M715 Truck — based on the commercial Kaiser Jeep Gladiator
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