TM-55-2320-280-14 HMMWV Transportability Guidance M998 Series Download

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25 August 1988 TM 55-2320-280-14 CHAPTER 2 TRANSPORTABILITY DATA Section I. GENERAL 2-1. Scope This chapter provides a general description of the M998-series high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs). Included are identification photographs and tabulated transportability characteristics and data that are necessary in the movement of these vehicles. 2-2. Description The M998 series is a family of tactical wheeled vehicles with a common 4x4 chassis that supports HMMWV utility, weapons carrier, ambulance, and shelter carrier configurations (fig. 2-1). The M998 series consists of the following vehicles: 2-1