The M25 Tank Transporter, nicknamed the Dragon Wagon, was a heavy tank transporter and tank recovery tractor built in armored and unarmored versions, with the unarmored configuration shown here; M25 was the original designation for what became known as the M26 in the latter part of World War II, and the Dragon Wagon nickname came not from its purpose but from flames that would periodically burst from the truck's exhaust. The LARC-V, meaning Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 ton, is an aluminum-hulled amphibious cargo vehicle capable of transporting 5 tons; it was developed in the United States during the 1950s, remains in a variety of auxiliary roles, and has been used not only in the United States but also by military forces in Australia, Argentina, Portugal, Philippines, Singapore, and Iceland. The M211 Deuce and a Half was a 2 1/2-ton, 6×6 standard class of medium-duty truck designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, remained in service for more than half a century from 1940 into the 1990s, and its nickname, deuce and a half, or just deuce, was popularized after World War II, most likely during the Vietnam War era.