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The Austin K2/Y is a British heavy military ambulance that was used by all Commonwealth services during the Second World War.. Built by Austin, it was based on the 1938 Austin K30 30-cwt light truck which, as the K2 chassis, was built during the war for many uses.
The Austin Champ was a military and civilian jeep-like vehicle made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. The army version was officially known as "Truck, 1/4 ton, CT, 4×4, Cargo & FFW, Austin Mk.1" however the civilian name "Champ" was universally, if unofficially, applied to it. The majority of Champs produced went to the British Army.
Keywords: jeep; World War II; casualties; ARMY Credit line This file comes from Wellcome Images , a website operated by Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom.
An ambulance model, VF-407, was also designed, but only three units were built, likely experimental. [1] [40] World War II soldiers called the 1 ⁄ 2-ton 1940/1941 Dodge Reconnaissance / Weapon Carriers a "Jeep" before the Willys MB. [35] [36] These proved to be the last of Dodge's 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x4 trucks for the war.
Holden-modified WW II ambulance jeep for the U.S.M.C. in the Pacific War. Note the medical supplies locker in place of right front seat. Source: National Archives Holden-modified MB/GPW jeep field-ambulance for U.S.M.C. in the Pacific War, series I. Series II and III were made some 6 inches (15 cm) taller.
The 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton WC-54 was designed as successor to the previous 1/2-ton, 4×4, G-505 models WC-9, WC-18, and WC-27 Dodge Ambulance trucks. [2] Although based on the 3/4-ton Dodge "Beep" chassis, which front and rear axles featured wider tracks of 64 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (1.64 m), the 3/4-ton ambulance versions retained a longer wheelbase, very close to that of the previous half-tonners, as well as ...
Austin K2/Y ambulance with prominent bridge plate. Bridge Plates are markings used on Allied vehicles beginning in World War II that indicate the weight of the vehicle in tons as well as the weight classification of the vehicle. This was used to calculate whether a vehicle, or series of vehicles, could safely cross a bridge with a given rating.
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