Mack Data

Royal Australian Corps of Transport
Max Speed 90 kph
Range Approx. 900km
Bridge Class 22t
Max Load 8 tonne
Weight  
Length overall 9.6m
width 2.52m
Height 3.15m
Mack convoy<br>in Northern Australia<br>carrying M113 APCs
Mack convoy in Northern Australia
carrying M113 APCs
Mack Wrecker set up for vehicle recovery

Army Engineers using a Mack Truck to lay a bridge segment
Army Engineers
using a Mack Truck
to lay a bridge segment
The MC3 Mack Heavy Cargo truck is used to transport the Army's heavy cargo into and within the battlefield. It is frequently used for transporting M113 APCs into an Area of Operations.

Side view of Mack carrying M113 APC
Side view of Mack
carrying M113 APC
The basic variant is the Truck, Cargo, Heavy, MC3 with an 8 tonne capacity. Power is provided by an 11 litre Mack EM6-285 Maxidyne turbocharged diesel and a Maxitorque gearbox. It is a 6 x 6 configuration. The Mack can be fitted with a winch.

Mack gun tractor for M198 Medium Gun
Mack gun tractor
for M198 Medium Gun
When used as a gun tractor, a collapsible crew shelter for the gun crew is provided behind the driving cab. The shelter is removed on the ammunition variant. The cargo area is divided by an Abbey CTM 3000-2 ammunition handling hydraulic crane with a 2, 000kg lift capacity.