Berna 2VM
| Berna 2VM, 4x4 | |
|---|---|
 Swiss Army Berna 2VM | |
| Place of origin |  Switzerland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1964 - ? |
| Used by | Switzerland |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Berna Olten |
| Designed | 1964 |
| Manufacturer | Berna |
| Produced | 1964 -1976 |
| No. built | 1600 |
| Variants | 2VM Flatbed truck, Snowplow, Dumptruck, aircraft /Tank fueltruck |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7100kg |
| Length | 7,37m |
| length | 4,2m (wheelbase) |
| Width | 2,3m |
| Height | 3,2m |
| Crew | 1+ 2Pax in cabin |
| Engine | Diselmotor Berna T3, 6 Cylinder in line 8100ccm 135 PS / 99 kW |
| Payload capacity | 4900 kg |
| Suspension | 4x4 wheeled |
| Fuel capacity | 160 l |
| Maximum speed | 75 km/h |
The Berna 2VM is a 4x4 truck model that Berna (manufacturer of buses, trolleybuses and trucks), at Olten, from 1964 to 1976 in total 1600 pieces produced. The company Berna was in 1929 purchased by Adolph Saurer AG. T The Swiss Army used the Berna 2VM in several special versions, such as dump trucks, snow plow or tanker for aircraft or tanks. Almost identical was the model Saurer 2DM from the Adolph Saurer AG in Arbon. The Berna 2VM was also sold for civilian purposes.[1] One is on display at the Schweizerische Militärmuseum Full.
References
[edit]- ^ Militärmuseum Full Switzerland
- Kurt Sahli, Jo Wiedmer: Saurer. Nutzfahrzeuge damals und heute. Buri, Bern 1983, ISBN 3-7169-2101-7.
- militärfahrzeuge.ch Technical infos in German
- Dump Trucks SJH-All Plant Group Ltd
- Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee by Markus Hofmann (2000)
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