Tohil Carryall

Tohil Carryall
MLR Carryall during operations in eastern Charnea (2004)
Type	Transport truck Self-propelled artillery SAM system Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin	Mutul Charnea
Service history
In service	1967–present
Used by	Charnea
Wars	Akzay War Ninvite War< Fahrani Civil War
Production history
Designer	Muwan 5 Manich Azut Army Depot
Designed	1964
Manufacturer	Muwan 5 Manich
Produced	1967–present
No. built	14,000+
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	13.71 tonnes (30,225 lb)
Length	6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
Width	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Crew	3-5
Engine	KM-B Diesel 200hp
Payload capacity	5,500kg
Suspension	6×6 wheeled
Fuel capacity	8.1L
Operational range	500 km
Speed	75 km/h

The Tohil Carryall is a type of military vehicle derived from commercial M5M Tohil trucks modified by the Charnean Army for service in a variety of roles. The Carryalls are known among the troops by the name Amnis meaning "Dromedary", and are sometimes referred to as Tohil's dromedaries, due to their typical role of hauling supplies, transporting personnel and mounting heavy weapons. Various modified vehicles are derived from the basic Carryall, including fuel tankers, mobile command posts, as well as some armed combat vehicles serving as self-propelled artillery and mobile SAM systems. The Carryall is an important pillar of the Charnean military through its service in the command, logistics and fire support roles. The features of the Tohil truck which are common to all Carryalls is a six-wheel drive, with axles fitted with six heavy-duty off-road tires in three pairs, a three-seat cab, and a modest carrying capacity of 5,500 kg. The truck is small enough to be easily moved long distances by rail, although it also has a noticeably smaller carrying capacity than other types of heavy military trucks. The practice of modifying the Carryall trucks to carry K7 105mm howitzers, 122mm multiple rocket launchers and other weapons stems from limitations at the procurement level in the Charnean Army which made it more practical to modify civilian trucks rather than to purchase purpose-built military vehicles, particularly for roles in which the vehicles would not be expected to have protection against direct enemy fire.

History

Tohil trucks first entered into Charnean military service in 1967 as logistics trucks intended to move men and supplies from the nearest railhead to the area of operations, for which the M5M Tohil was valued over other models thanks to their 6x6 configuration which could provide better off-road performance. At first, modifications to the vehicles were done at a small scale by local commanders. The most common modification in the 1960s and early 1970s was the rebuilding of the trailer section to carry a payload of missiles, usually a multiple rocket launcher, in order to service directly as a mobile fire support vehicle as opposed to simply towing such weapon systems into position. The ad-hoc nature of Tohil modifications would end in 1974 when Azut Army Depot, the main ICA Arsenal in eastern Charnea, centralized the modification efforts. At the Azut Depot, the ICA could bring in proper machine tools and heavy equipment to establish assembly lines and serialized production of the modified vehicles. This changed the nature of the modified Tohil trucks in Army service from improvisations to official standardized variants.

Variants

K7 Mobile Gun

The Mobile Gun is a self-propelled artillery piece consisting of a Carryall modified to carry a K7 105mm gun. The K7 gun, developed at the Jekara proving grounds, is a 105mm light howitzer specially developed by the Charnean military's weapons development unit to compete in terms of range with heavy 155mm guns which are in many cases too heavy to carry on light vehicles and redeploy quickly in accordance with typical ICA mobile warfare tactics. Using base bleed ammunition to extend its effective range, the K7 is capable of hitting a target 32 kilometers away, which approaches the maximum range of many modern 155mm guns and exceeds in the 25 kilometer range of the ICA's towed 155mm howitzers. In order to take full of advantage of this superior range, the Mobile Gun variants are fitted with modern fire control systems and computer equipment to increase its accuracy and effectiveness in counter-fire. The typical crew of the Mobile Gun is 5, with a vehicle crew of two and artillery crew of 3, for which the Carryall's typical 3-man cab is extended to accommodate the additional personnel. The mounting of the K7 gun onto the Carryall chassis includes outriggers and extending plates which help to carry the force of the recoil of the gun without damaging the vehicle's frame or suspension. These extensions can be deployed in under a minute or retracted in 30 seconds by an experienced crew, allowing the Mobile Gun to fire and relocate quickly. The K7's 105mm shells produce less recoil force compared with heavy artillery, easing the engineering requirements of such modifications and reducing the overall stress on the truck.