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Royal Engineers - Demountable Rack Offload Pickup System
 
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Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System (DROPS) vehicles form the logistic backbone of the British Army.

The Leyland Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC) is a 8x6 load carrier with a 15-tonne flatrack payload, allowing the rapid loading and unloading of flatracks or containers.

MMLC operates solo, or towing a skeleton trailer. It can be deployed with Simple Rail Transfer Equipment (SRTE) for unloading and loading railway flat cars.

Length 9.11 m
Height 3.18 m
Width 2.5 m.
Weight (kerb) 14 040 kg.
Weight (laden) 32 000 kg (MMLC), 32 960 kg (IMMLC).
Engine 350hp Perkins Eagle diesel