Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum - M792 Gamma Goat Ambulance
Bill Maloney
8/14/2011

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M792 Gama Goat Medical Truck Ambulance Specifications:

More M792 Gamma Goat Ambulances at other Military Museums in the Northeast
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Another M792 Gamma Goat Medical Truck at the Vermont Miitia Museum in Essex Junction, VT M792 Gamma Goat Ambulance at the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danury, CT

Length: 18 feet 10 inches
Width:
6 feet, 10 inches
Height:
7 feet, 6 inches
Crew:
3 +
Weight:
7,300lbs, 10,200lbs max
Max Speed: 55mph
Range: miles
Armor: None - aluminum body for light weight with flotation compartments
Powerplant: Detroit Diesel Series 53 3cyl 2 stroke diesel engine 103hp
Fuel Capacity: 40 gallons
Armament:
 None
Entered Service: 1969
Unit Cost: $8,000

All six wheels of the Gama Goat are driven, the trailer via an articulated driveshaft. The M792 has 4 wheel steering which make the vehicle extremely maneuverable, but tricky to drive for those unfamiliar with the M792's handling characteristics. This vehicle is amphibious with the wheels providing the drive in water.

Here's a Youtube video of a Gama Goat doing a hillclimb in a sand pit. This Gama Goat video is even better. Watch carefully early in the video. The driver motors along a side slope until the M792 flips onto its side. The driver then puts his arm out as it almost rolls over, then rolls back on it's side. With no rollover protection that was a near fatality.

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