TOP TEN US ARMY TRUCKS of World War 2 - DOC #5 

I bet there is at least one that you never built as a model as I have not seen it offered . CCKW 353 H1 airborne it differs in the chassis and body modifications , there are a couple in museums and collectors hands

Fun fact: while researching another topic I ran across this little tidbit. The US gave Russia $11.3B ($180B in lend lease in today's money). Russia only repaid $170M, with Stalin claiming the rest was paid for in Russian soldiers blood.

👍 And the defeat of Germany is also attributable to Germanys lack of mechanized transport! They were still reliant upon horse drawn transport for much of their logistics.

True. The Wehrmacht, known for the armor led blitzkreig, transported troops and supplies by train. Guns were transported by horses. Infantry walked. The Red Army with American trucks were able to move troops much more quickly especially in areas with limited rail roads.

I watched a doco where the German soldiers said that their horses couldn't eat Russian grass and died. Also said that horse was their last meat.

The US War Production Board was headed by Bill Knudsen, the former Chairman of the Board of General Motors. He had current trucks designs beefed up for combat duty with simplified body work. He had Studebaker trucks sent to the USSR since the Germans couldn't use any of their parts on their GM Opel and Ford trucks that were produced at their German plants before Hitler took those over. After D-Day, the US Army always needed more trucks so the GI's began repairing broken down German trucks by using parts off damaged US trucks since those bolted right on.

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@@andreferro4618 é uma zoeira, é que eu já fui em muito canal gringo e tinha brasileiro fingindo que era gringo, mas o nome denunciava, aí eu fiz essa zoeira

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In Southern California most all farmers used the 4X4s and 6X6 trucks in their fields

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Just this morning took one of my CMPs for a drive, to get gas. Today it was my HUP, also have 2 3tons all fully restored.

I worked for a painter that drove for the Red Ball Express. He quit school when 16 to paint oil derricks in East Texas then joined the Army in early 1941 after no more industrial paint was available for civilian use. He was placed in an integrated unit made up of young men that had experience driving and repairing commercial trucks. They were trained during the winter in South Dakota then sent to drive in North Africa then Sicily and Italy. They were sent to England for rest and refitting before going over after the Normandy beach head was secured. He said the drivers used flashlights to signal drivers ahead and behind when a driver between them was falling asleep behind the wheel. They would slow down to get that truck wedged between theirs so they could bring it to a stop. He hated carrying aerial bombs and gasoline since a direct hit by a German mortar bomb or artillery shell would set off the entire load. Said once a barrage started they'd aim for the side of the road and bail out leaving in gear so the truck continued to travel away from them.

Yes with Jeff Chandler and a number of known actors , it was made in 1952 with the Virginia national guard I believe

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Ref: The 2nd Armored Division's Hell On Wheels - T Sgt. Jack M. White drove his M-26 Pacific tank retriever "Bette Jane" from Omaha Beach to enter Berlin. Via the sole American Division to do so on an invitation by the Red Army.

It was both. The odd shaped cab resembled a big lizard head so some said it resembled a dragon when approaching and was dragging tanks away due to the lowboy trailer it used.

C=1940 design year/C=conventional layout (engine ahead of cab) K=3 axles/W=all wheel drive.

Quite a few are still around since the owners can still buy replacement parts for them.

Probably was a model 969 using Holmes swing-boom wrecking gear.

​​@@normandenchfield9103 the British preferred the Diesel engined Diamond T 980/981 in the Tank Transporter Role, post war these were replaced by ANTARs. The 980 was low geared, 6x4, and not a great load capacity, converting to a Recovery Vehicle would make sense. British wartime Heavy Recovery were generally Scammel Pioneer.

@@denisrobertmay875 Hi Denis, the Diamond T (980 & 981) & the Scammel were both 6x4 (with the 'T' also condemned by some for having unsuitable gear ratios) so probably not the best choice for recovery. The Antar had the same configuration but unlike the former two was powered by a petrol (gasoline) engine, specifically the Roll Royce Meteorite. This unit was a 19 ltr. V8 version of the Meteor used in AFV''s, itself a down-graded version of the famous 27 ltr. Merlin. Interestingly one of the key differences between the latter two was a change in the direction of rotation.

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MOGAS = Gasoline

The deuces in the artillery unit I served in the mid 70's were multi fuel. We used diesel in our prime movers, but they would run on anything but avgas.

@@tomjohnson5700 Yes. Ours too but we ordinarily used diesel in those.

@@geodes4762 I think the type of fuel come down to the cost. Diesel was cheaper then Mogas.

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My dad’s platoon had a Dodge racing team member. He tricked a prime mover 2&1/2?? To go 153 MPH, and pass the cursory Hood Up inspections. They walked away from the hopped up Fords in the N J Highway Patrol, to and from Fort Dix, N J. IIRC, that truck had the big Continental Six engine.

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At a 40 ton capacity, it comes up just a little short for a modern main battle tank. But it could handle Infantry fighting vehicles, self propelled howitzers, and most anything else.

Oh and a 968a.

Why were interchangeable parts on issue on one front and not the other?

@@SBCBears The US felt the Soviets would lose a lot of transport trucks to the advancing Germans while our guys wouldn't since they would be the ones advancing.

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É melhor usar a força dos neurônios pra pesquisar "sala de Guerra"

IF you are referring to the GMC then the term 'tractor' could be relevant. The 352 (swb) was developed as a gun tractor & the 2 spare wheels meant they could be fitted 'back-to-front' onto extended wheel studs on the front wheels, giving the same dual wheels set-up as the rear axles. Whether this arrangement actually improved traction is doubtful. Both the 352 (9ft load bed) & the 353 (12ft bed) were designed to carry 2.5tons (5000lbs) off-road & 5tons (10000lbs) on-road. There was also a 6x4 version of the 353 for purely road usage & had the low-range gearbox selection blanked off.

@@normandenchfield9103 Thanks mate.

Prime movers towed artillery and trailers holding tanks. The US Army converted obsolete M3's into prime movers by removing the turret, main gun and ammo racks. Those towed the giant 240 & 155 howitzers while carrying tools, spare parts, the guns maintenance crew and general supplies for themselves.

WWII Hell On Wheels 2nd Armored Division: Dad's M-26 was armored packing it's Ma Deuce .50 on top.

The M25 Draggin wagon ( not Dragon ) was made up of an M26 prime mover attached to an M15 trailer. My dad drove one from France into Austria with the 11th armored division.

​@@pete1342It was called Dragon when approaching since the cab resembled a big lizard head. It became Draggin' when leaving when loaded up holding a tank, several light tanks or armored cars stacked on back.