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I find the documented explanation credible and logical. Even a very experienced driveline tech won't have much insight into the strange things done by engineers on military programs, to meet the often bizarre and demanding specifications the Army requires. In any case, my point was merely that...
I haven't seen an actual Army document that mentions anything about it having been done to improve the front driveline angle. I generally read everything very carefully, Army documents and forum posts alike, and the only mention of the front driveline angle theory that I've seen has been here on...
As I mentioned in that thread, the Army documentation claims it was done because of lubrication requirements of the engine.
Also, they originally had double-cardan joints to help deal with the angle, but they were weaker.
The reason to be clear about the cause is that if you don't care about...
Are the computers actually programmed differently, or is there possibly just an extra pin/wire/line that doesn't get connected on an LMTV? They could be more similar than you assume.