12/27/2023 0 Comments World war 2 navy medical cabinet![]() It was moderately low to reduce its silhouette and avoid being easily overturned on rough terrain. It was a medium-weight vehicle designed to travel at the average speed of Horse Cavalry. The new animal-drawn Ambulance (replacing the Model 1909 requiring 4 horses) was designed at the “Medical Department Equipment Laboratory”, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Satisfactory for employment with either foot troops on the march, or for cross-country use matching the speed of light Horse Cavalry.Īt the outbreak of World War 2, two main types of Ambulances were still in use by the United States Armed Forces they were the Ambulance, 2-Animal Drawn and the Ambulance, ½-Ton, 4 x 4. These motorless vehicles, were drawn by either 4 or 2 horses, and were available for employment in situations requiring animal-drawn vehicles, not demanding considerable speed. Overall view of 2-Animal Drawn Ambulance (from FM 8-35, Medical Field Manual, “Transportation of the Sick and Wounded”, February 21, 1941)
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