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Dodge was the U.S. Army's main supplier of 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton trucks, and its sole supplier of both 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton trucks and 1 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton 6x6 trucks in World War II. [5] With over a quarter million units built through August 1945, the G-502 3 ⁄ 4 ‑tons were the most common variants in the WC‑series. [5]
Opel Blitz truck; Raupenschlepper Ost tracked truck; Steyr 1500A light truck; Horch 108 heavy off-road passenger car, Einheits-PKW der Wehrmacht; Volkswagen Kübelwagen 4-piston multipurpose all-terrain support vehicle (50,435) Volkswagen Schwimmwagen amphibious variant of the Kübelwagen (14,265) Volkswagen Type 82E 4-piston squad car/personal ...
They were all officially classed as Car, Light Utility 4 x 2. The adaptation of each manufacturer's chosen model to Utility specification varied in detail but was broadly the same. The rear body was swapped for a simple pickup truck load bed covered by a canvas roof (commonly known as a 'tilt'), making the Utility a two or three seater in the cab.
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14]
A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.
The Studebaker US6 was a series of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6×6 and 5-ton 6×4 trucks manufactured by the Studebaker Corporation and REO Motor Car Company during World War II.The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-short-ton (5,000 lb; 2,300 kg) cargo load over any type of terrain in any weather.
Pages in category "World War II vehicles of the United States" ... Autocar U7144-T 4- to 5-ton 4x4 truck; Autocar U8144T 5- to 6-ton 4×4 truck; C. Chevrolet G506; D.
World War II military vehicles (2 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 283 total.