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Shaktiman trucks were the most widely used medium-capacity trucks of the Indian Armed Forces. They were manufactured between 1959 and 1996 by the Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, (VFJ) of the Indian Ordnance Factories Board. Nearly all the Shaktimans have been phased out and replaced by Ashok Leyland Stallion and Tata LPTA 713 4x4s. Only about 7,000 Shaktimans remain compared to more than 60,000 Stallions MkIII and 28,000 Tata 713s. The Stallion MkIII itself is now being replaced by the Stallion MkIV Over 75000 units were produced over its lifetime, of which about 7000 remained in active service as of 2009. They are now being replaced in the Indian Army by the Stallion Mk IV trucks. ==Production== The first Shaktiman rolled off the production line at the Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) motorvehicle factory in June 1958 under licence from the Indian Ordnance factories. The five ton Shaktiman VFJ 4X4 model was based on a early MAN original design and the first trucks were assembled using components from MAN-AG supplied by Germany. As production built up an increasing number of the components were supplied by Indian suppliers. The final significant order for the trucks was received in 1993 from the Indian Army for 3000 trucks. This order was fulfilled by 1996. The infrastructure for the truck production was preserved for a few more years as a backup contingency option and in the unlikely event of more orders. The production line of ''Shaktiman'' was dismantled in 2003. Shaktiman VFJ models were built on older design using all-steel cabs with easily flat angular surfaces to aid repairs and most used a multifuel 130 bhp engines with standard 4X4 axles. In total, over 75000 units of the truck in various configurations were produced for the Indian Armed Forces by VFJ over its lifetime. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shaktiman truck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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