| M19 tank transporter | |
|---|---|
 M19 tank transporter system (M20 truck and M9 trailer) carrying a Grant tank | |
| Type | 45-ton Truck-trailer |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Diamond T (M20 truck) Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, Winter-Weis, Rodgers (M9 trailer) |
| Produced | 1941–1945 |
| No. built | 6,554 (M20 truck) |
| Specifications (M20 truck[1]) | |
| Mass | 26,650 lb (12.09 t) empty 45,000 lb (20,000 kg) loaded |
| Length | 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Height | 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
| Engine | Hercules DFXE 201 hp (150 kW) |
| Transmission | 4 speed × 3 speed auxiliary |
| Suspension | Beam axles on leaf springs |
Operational range | 300 mi (480 km) |
| Maximum speed | 23 mph (37 km/h) |
| Specifications (M9 trailer[1]) | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 22,020 lb (9,990 kg) (empty) 112,020 lb (50,810 kg) (loaded) |
| Length | 29 ft 8 in (9.04 m) (incl. drawbar) |
| Width | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Height | 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) |
| Suspension | Trailing beams (front) center pivot beams (rear) |
The M19 tank transporter (US supply catalog designation G159) was a heavy tank transporter system used in World War II and into the 1950s. It consisted of a 12-ton 6×4 M20 Diamond T model 980 truck and companion 12-wheel M9 trailer.
Over 5,000 were produced, and employed by Allied armies throughout all theaters of war. It was superseded in the U.S. military by the M25 tank transporter during the war, but usefully redeployed in other tasks. It was superseded by the Thornycroft Antar in British service by the early 1950s, though a few remained operational in units through 1971.
- ^ a b TM 9-768 (1944), pp. 7–9