Iveco 320.45 WTM

The Fiat-Iveco 320.45 WTM is an 8x8 extra heavy tactical military truck for carrying tanks, made by Iveco's defence subsidiary, Iveco D.V., from 1978. It was designed for military use and is not a militarised civilian truck. It was developed to meet a request from the Italian army for a vehicle able to tow a Leopard 1 or similar tank off road. The truck can tow loads of up to 60 tonnes on a semi-trailer made by Bartoletti, it can ford up to 1.0 metre of water and it works in climates from minus 30 to plus 45 degrees Celsius. It has an advanced control cab with a soft or rigid roof that tilts forward and seats the driver and three passengers, and the fifth wheel is fully articulated for the best off road performance. Two winches of 20 tonnes sit behind the cab to ease loading and unloading, and a special high performance cooling system serves the engine when it runs at a standstill during long loading operations. A desert version has single tyres and an empty weight reduced to 14.7 tonnes. Options include a double cab for six people, a towing hook, an auxiliary fuel tank, a front recovery winch, a fording kit for water up to 1.2 metres and a hydrodynamic retarder. The Italian army replaced it with the Iveco M1100.50 WTM.