We had Jake Brakes in our Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (AVGP). [Grizzly, Cougar, Husky].
The brake was, of course, integral to the Detroit Diesel 6V53t (?) engine.
Great fun doin' "harum-scarum" at 200 AM, rolling through a small town during a bug-out, and the whole platoon backing off and engaging the jakes. Man, we were irresponsible and stupid then!
Now, living in the country, when I hear some jerk engaging his jake on an uphill (!) rise, I cringe and tend to flip a finger.
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PRONTO SENDS
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