Trackpad welcomes two new authors for their next releases, 21st Century HEMTT and Family Members by Robert Burik and Danish Leopard 2A5DK in Afghanistan by Kim Hartvig Sørensen.

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21st Century HEMTT and Family Members
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) family of vehicles was developed in the 1970s. The truck manufacturer, Oshkosh Corporation, was chosen to provide cargo trucks, fuellers, load-handling system trucks, bridge transporters, and tactical fire-fighting vehicles, introduced into service in 1982. More recently, relatives of the HEMTT, the Palletised Load System and Logistics Vehicle System, in the US Army, have replaced the cargo variant of the HEMTT.

In 2001, a refit programme was started – HEMTT Fleet Recapitalisation Programme in which individual units returned their vehicles to be rebuilt to zero miles, as new. As the programme matured, vehicles were also brought up to A2 standards.


Vehicles covered in this book are:
M977 Cargo Truck
M978 Fueller
M983A4 LET
M984 Wrecker
M985 Cargo Truck
M1120 LHSM1142 TFFT and
M1158 HEWATT
M1977 CBT
M1075 PLS
M1076 PLST
MK48 LVS and ...
MKR18 LVSR)

Danish Leopard 2A5DK in Afghanistan​
This In the Field book looks at the Danish Leopard 2A5DK as it appeared in the desert sands of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from 2007 until 2014.

This book complements the two existing Trackpad books detailing the Danish Leopard 2 - Danish Leopards in Helmand - from the Crew’s Perspective, and Danish Leopard 2A5DK and QRF.
We follow Leopard 2 and its support vehicles arriving in theatre, in training and operations in the desert, supporting and being supported by British and US forces, plus an extensive look at the beast as equipped for the desert and its mission.