The M25 tank transporter (G160) was a combination 6x6 M26 armored heavy tank transporter/tank recovery tractor and companion 40-ton M15 trailer introduced into US Army service in Europe in 1944–45.

The M25 tank transporter was a heavy tank transporter and tank recovery vehicle used in World War II and beyond by the US Army. Nicknamed the Dragon Wagon, the M25 was composed of a 6×6 armored tractor (M26) and 40-ton trailer (M15).

The M25 Tank Transporter better known as the "Dragon Wagon", was one of the heaviest vehicles used by the United States in World War II. It was specialized transport 30 tonnes+ tanks or other heavy vehicles and just large bulky loads in general.

Jun 8, 2018 · M25 tank transporter under German artillery fire, Western Front, 1944. The truck/trailer combination was approximately sixty-four feet long (truck 25’4”/trailer 38’5”). The truck was eleven feet high, and ten feet wide – a monster.

The M25 Tank Transporter was a heavy tank transporter and tank recovery vehicle used in World War II and beyond by the US Army. Nicknamed the Dragon Wagon, the M25 was composed of a 6x6 armored tractor (M26) and 40-ton trailer (M15).

Feb 15, 2024 · The M25 Tank Transporter - known as the "Dragon Wagon" with the alternate U.S. Army designation of "G160" - was an American World War II-period (1939-1945) heavy truck design utilized to ferry very-heavy cargo loads.

The M25 Tank Transporter was a heavy tank transporter and tank recovery vehicle used in World War II and beyond by the US Army. Nicknamed the Dragon Wagon, the M25 was composed of a 6x6 armored tractor (M26) and 40-ton trailer (M15). In 1942 a new 40 ton semi-trailer tank transporter was required.

The M25 is a tank transporter of US origin. It was developed in 1942 to replace the older, less mobile and smaller capacity M19 tank transporter. The M25 consists of the M26 tractor and M15 semitrailer.

Jan 24, 2025 · The machine was equipped with a 240-horsepower 6-cylinder Hall-Scott 440 engine. The armored cabin accommodated 7 crew members. Interestingly, the designation M25 refers specifically to the combination "tractor + semitrailer", separately these two elements were designated as M26 and M15.

The M25, either with the armoured M26 or unarmoured M26A1 tractor truck, was the first of its kind at a time when tank transport was still in its infancy, certainly compared to what eventuated after World War Two.