BARC 33 LARC 60Barge Amphibious Resupply Cargo (BARC) 33 of the U.S. ARMY at the Marshall Museum, Overloon, The Netherlands.
This vehicle could carry up to 100 tons of cargo or 200 people, altough a more typical load was 60 tons of cargo or 120 people.
It was used in the Vietnam war.
Specifications:
Crew: 3
Weight: 88182 kg Cargo: 60000kg
Engine: 4 x Detroit 6stroke 7093cc 165 hp diesel
Range: 150 miles on land): 75 miles in water
Length: 62 ft, 6.5 in
Width: 26 ft, 7 in
Height: 19 ft, 6in
Speed: (100 ton): 12 km/h in water, 24 km/h on land
The BARC's were build by the Treadwell Construction Co Midland, PA, Great lakes Engineering works of River Rouge Michigan and the Transval Electronic Corporation in the USA.
A wheel is 3200 mm (high and al 4 can steer independently. The BARC can crab to the right or left at about 30 degrees.
Picture added on 05 April 2010 at 15:44
