AMilitary transport & logistics
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | SAMIL 50 |
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| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | Reumech OMC[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | — |
| Class | Truck[source] | — |
| Layout | FR layout |
Width
Single source2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[source]
Empty
Single source6,340 kg (13,980 lb) (empty)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source88 km/h (55 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source1,000 km (620 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| Type | — | 6-ton 4x4 truck[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | South Africa[source] |
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| Designer | — | Armscor based on Magirus Deutz 192D12AL[source] |
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| Produced | — | In production up to 1998[source] |
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| Variants | — | Cargo (as in photo) Recovery Telecommunications workshop Battery charging workshop Mobile welding workshop Water tanker Fuel tanker Pantry vehicle Armoured ambulance[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 40[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 6 speed x 2 range[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers on leaf springs[source] |
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