AIL M325 Command Car The AIL M325 Command Car is a 4x4 military truck produced by the Automotive Industries Limited ( AIL ) of Nazareth in Israel from 1970 to 1993 for use by the Israeli Defence Forces . The M325 is a light , pen - bodied and versatile truck designed for carrying up to 12 troops and radio equipment while being fitted with up to four 7 . 62 mm machine guns . Mechanically , it is based on the Dodge Power Wagon , which it succeeded in service for the Israel Defense Forces . The Hebrew abbreviation for " weapon carrier " ( " noseh neshek " ) , Nun - Nun , has come to refer to the M - 325 . History . The Israeli government were long time users of Dodge vehicles , with many numbers of ex World War Two Dodge Weapons Carriers ( Dodge WC series ) being used . These were later supplemented by open cabbed Dodge WM 300 and M601 Power Wagons assembled by AIL . In 1970 , the M325 Command Car was first produced to replace the Power Wagons , on classic Dodge M601 chassis with Chrysler components and AIL bodywork . These early production models were characterised by Dodge axles , vertical grille bars and round headlights while later models had horizontal grille bars and square headlights . The later models were fitted with a Chrysler 227 slant - six cylinder 3 . 7 litre motor , NP 435 4 speed gearbox . The NP transfer case gave a 4 . 88 : 1 final drive ratio . The late - model chassis boasted Dana 70 rear axles and Dana 60 front axles with disc brakes and hydraulic - assisted steering . Production - fitted tyres were 9 . 00x16 Alliance versions of the Michelin . Winch equipped vehicles were fitted with a Braden winch driven from the gearbox power take - off ( PTO ) , while some late production models were fitted with electric Superwinches . The AILs are known for their superior off - road capabilities with low gearing ( 82 : 1 ) , good ground clearance ( 16 inches ) and ample power given by the 3 . 7 litre Chrysler motor . Variants . The AIL M325 was produced in a number of versions . The Cargo A version was designed as a personnel carrier with seats placed along the sides facing inwards , being able to carry 12 men and their equipment . The Cargo B was designed as a command and reconnaissance vehicle . Outwardly similar to the Cargo A , an open light truck , but with seats mounted centrally facing outwards and mounting 7 . 62 FN machine guns on each side , and one on the dashboard in front of the co - driver . These vehicles have a removable canvas or nylon cab with doors , roll bars and a canvas covering for the rear . They were also used to tow the 105 mm gun . A third version used for border patrol work in Israel has an open cab separately mounted from the firewall , and a rear body designed to deflect mine blast . This was equipped with 3 7 . 62 FN mag mountings in the rear and one on the dashboard . Jump seats were provided for two radio operators behind the driver and co - driver . These trucks were provided with characteristic round roll bars and a full length canvas or nylon roof to keep the sun off the crew . Further versions were produced as ambulances and enclosed bodied radio - command trucks . Service . Israeli Defence Forces . The AIL M325 Command Cars replaced Dodge Power Wagons in the Israeli defence force in the mid - 1970s . The Israeli Defence Forces have since replaced the M325 with a more modern version , the M462 ABIR . Boxier - looking , they are powered by a 6 . 2 liter V8 diesel and NP435 manual gearbox , or Turbo 400 , or 450 automatic gearbox . This M462 is still built on what is basically a 1947 Dodge Power Wagon chassis . Botswana Defence Force . In the late 1980s and early 1990s the Botswana Defence Force was supplied with M325 Command Cars - patrol trucks as well as Cargo A and B versions . Botswana Defence Force personnel heavily favoured the M325s , being reliable , easy to maintain and almost unstoppable in difficult going . Today the M325 is being phased out of the Botswana Defence Force , being replaced by French ACMATs . Other militaries . The AIL M325 was also exported to and used in service in several other countries , including Chile , Peru , Kenya and Lebanon . Israel supplied the armed militias of the South Lebanon Army ( SLA ) and Lebanese Forces ( LF ) with M325s in the early 1980s , and since the end of the civil war in 1990 , use of M325s was continued by the Lebanese Armed Forces .