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Berna 2VM

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Berna 2VM, 4x4
Swiss Army Berna 2VM
Place of origin  Switzerland
Service history
In service1964 - ?
Used bySwitzerland
Production history
DesignerBerna Olten
Designed1964
ManufacturerBerna
Produced1964 -1976
No. built1600
Variants2VM Flatbed truck, Snowplow, Dumptruck, aircraft /Tank fueltruck
Specifications
Mass7100kg
Length7,37m
 length4,2m (wheelbase)
Width2,3m
Height3,2m
Crew1+ 2Pax in cabin

EngineDiselmotor Berna T3, 6 Cylinder in line 8100ccm
135 PS / 99 kW
Payload capacity4900 kg
Suspension4x4 wheeled
Fuel capacity160 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

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  1. ^ 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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