Italeri 0279 M-923 A1 Big Foot

The M923 Big Foot is an American military truck from the post-war and modern times. The first prototype vehicles of the M939 vehicle family (to which the M923 also belongs) appeared in the late 1970s, and series production began in 1982. The M939 family trucks are most often powered by a single engine The Cummins NHC-250, less often the Cummins 6CTA8.3 engine - each of them achieves a maximum power of 240 HP. To date, approximately 32,000 trucks of the M939 family have been built.

The M939 family of vehicles was developed to replace the M39 and M809 series vehicles in the line. The first copies of this family were largely similar to the M809, but had a different drive train, a different driver's cabin and bumpers. Over time, with the development of the design, the number of differences began to systematically increase. The M923 Big Foot truck belonging to this family is a 3-axle transport vehicle that can carry up to 5 tons of cargo. The cargo space has been designed in such a way that unloading and loading can take place from both sides of the car. The M923 also has a winch on the front bumper. Based on the version, the so-called Gun Truck (designation: M923 A 1), with a lightly armored rear space, armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. The M923 car is 7.8 meters long and 2.49 meters wide. The weight of the empty car is 9,800 kilograms.