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== MMLC ==
Introduced in early 1990s, the truck was a military development of the commercial [[Leyland Motors#1980s|Leyland T45 Roadtrain]]. As the company had entrusted to [[Scammell]] the development of the commercial 8legged variant (S24 Constructor range), the military variant was developed as the Scammell S26. Initially developed for the 1986 DROPS trials as a 6x6, the final 8x6 S26 had a Rolls Royce Perkins 350 Eagle engine; 12 litre diesel @ {{convert|350|hp|kW}}), [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] 6-speed automatic gearbox and [[Kirkstall Forge Engineering|Kirkstall]] axles.<ref name=ScamReg>http://www.scammellregister.co.uk/history-of-scammell.html</ref>
In February 1987 the company learnt that its tender for 1,522 such vehicles was successful, but that as Leyland group had been purchased by [[DAF NV]] of the [[Netherlands]], that the S26 would be built at the Leyland factory in [[Leyland, Lancashire]], allowing complete closure of Scammell's [[Watford]] site.<ref name=ScamReg/> Leyland eventually produced 1,421 MMLC vehicles, plus a number of vehicle cabs ordered as spares. Due to damage, the entire MoD stock of spare cabs has now been exhausted.
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