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Yeah, pretty much everything prewar (and for a bit of time post war) was 6v. Then the industry standard went to 12v, and the military, for a variety of reasons, went to 24v.

Turning over faster may also have to do with the batteries that are in there. Remember that the stock configuration calls for a minimum of two 550CCA batteries. Most of the guys with military trucks tend to have much stronger batteries (many with civilian trucks do, too, but that's another...

So how, exactly, do you explain all the civilian trucks with the SAME MOTOR that starts JUST FINE on 12v? The primary driving force, for the military, is standardization. Secondary benefits are derived in the fact that the wiring can be smaller to the starter, the starter may or may not be...