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
Weight 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
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

  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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