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? asked in Cars & TransportationOther - Cars & Transportation · 8 years ago

2nd World War vehicles.?

When we took allied forces jeeps, lorries and tanks to europe we had to take our own fuel. (PLUTO)

Were there any diesel powered vehicles or only petrol?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    I would imagine that they would have been considering the diesel engines in the early 1900's were being used in ships and submarines.

    The first diesel engines for cars were being rolled out in 1936.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Hi yes they had some but the americans depended a lot on petrol in some of there biggest trucks some would even only do 1 mpg which was a very expensive and heavy tank carrier.

  • Michael
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    big army trucks all ran on diesel or at least the ones bought after ww2 are diesel here. Mike

    Source(s): common logic
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I don't think so, diesel mainly came about after the war and into the 50's.

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