I am looking for information on the USMC M1240 M-ATV. Did the USMC use the DUKE 2 antenna, the fall over antenna mount and the Rhino? Some photos I found shows those specific parts and said they were USMC but I am not sure if the descriptions are accurate or not.
The US Army usually has ID markings on the side of the door starting in an “M” and unit markings on the front bumper. I have noticed some M-ATV’s don’t have any markings at all. Here are some US Army M-ATV’s with ID markings. The first image shows the ID on the door. The second one shows the unit on the bumper and you can barely see the markings on the side of the door.
This one is US Army from the description I found but has no ID markings at all.
Here are some USMC M-ATV’s showing the markings on the side of the door and on the side of the hood specifically denoting they are USMC.
These below, the descriptions say they are USMC but they have the same ID markings on the side of the door as the US Army M-ATV’s have. They do look faded as if they tried to remove them. Are these borrowed from the US Army or given to the USMC from US Army stocks?
The first one you can see they are wearing desert MARPAT and the description says, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 17, 2011. The second image is cropped and zoomed in and you can see the original US Army style marking on the door. Looks like the ID is MYODJS. This specific vehicle has the DUKE 2 antenna, the fall over antenna mount and the Rhino.
This one also said USMC but I forgot to save the original description. The second image is also cropped and zoomed in to show the original US Army marking on the side of the door. This one is more faded though and harder to see. Looks like the ID is MYOJZA. This vehicle also has the DUKE 2 antenna, the fall over antenna mount, Rhino and the Boomerang sniper detection system..
In this image, you can see an M-ATV behind the LVSR with the LVSR having the USMC ID on the front. The M-ATV behind the LSVR has the DUKE 2.
Are the M-ATV’s that I showed as USMC according to the descriptions I found actually USMC M-ATV’s?
Thanks for your help.