4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1984
NAMED MODELMilitary · USUnited States

M1045 TOW carrier.

The anti-tank Humvee: the M1045 and M1046 with the TOW missile launcher on the roof and supplemental armour, the Army’s and Marines’ light anti-armour vehicle.

Difflocked · free browser gamePlay & customise vintage 4×4s →Race classic 4×4s, build your own and keep it in your garage. Free, in the browser.
Sources & evidence
M1045 TOW carrier — A 1987 M1045 TOW carrier at a Maryland showCZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, a photo credit would be appreciated if this i · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEHMMWV M998 series (1984–)BUILT BYAM GeneralIN SERVICE1984OPERATED INUnited StatesPRODUCTIONPart of about 281,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 130″

The record

The TOW Humvee replaced the M151-based launcher vehicles and was itself replaced by the JLTV M1281.

Specification

MANUFACTURERAM General ↗
Mishawaka, Indiana
MANUFACTURED1984–present
ENGINE6.2 and 6.5-litre Detroit Diesel V8s
PRODUCTION RUNPart of about 281,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
OPERATED INUnited States
STATUSin service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEHMMWV
FAMILYHMMWV
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE130″
BODY STYLEtow
CATEGORYMilitary · US

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Tan 686A (FS 33446)
  • Green 383 (FS 34094)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Humvee ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched