UAZ-469

[Mahatatain]

Thanks for all the info people!

Fantastic detail!

[helbent4]

I've recently ridden in one in Viet Nam, where we crammed 3 in the front, 3 in the back, one in the cargo bed with our backpacks. 5 of these people were westerners.

Tony

[pmulcahy11b]

Kind of reminds me of the time in the National Guard when we loaded six squads on a deuce-and-a-half. I was squeezed in there, minding my own business, and my leg is going to sleep, when someone yells at me, "Get your foot out of my ass!" Well, a little understrength squads -- we had 45 there in the back.

[Legbreaker]

Or the 14 (plus crew) in the back of an Australian M113 (less internal room due to the turret machinery).
And that included packs!

[kcdusk]

The number of crew and passengers given in vehicle guides or pauls site probably represents the "comfortably" transported number - or number of seats.

You can probably double that number for short spurts or journeys.

[leonpoi]

Originally Posted by kcdusk

The number of crew and passengers given in vehicle guides or pauls site probably represents the "comfortably" transported number - or number of seats.

You can probably double that number for short spurts or journeys.

and for longer journeys, say a full 4h period, you could give everyone a fatigue level to teach them a lesson.

[Legbreaker]

I've always seen the listed "crew+passengers" figure as the number of available seat commonly used. Any additional passengers must take up cargo space.
Naturally in some vehicles there's no way you're going to "convert" cargo capacity to passenger (take the inside of a tank for example). For others, say a 10 tonne truck, it depends a lot on what body it has installed - eg flatbed or tanker, etc.
As leo suggested, anyone not in a proper seat (or adequate preparations made for them) is going to suffer over time.