Autocarro GMC CCKW-353
Truck, 2.5-ton, 6x6, Cargo

The 2.5-ton 6x6 light-heavy truck was known as the Workhorse of the Army. Over 800,000 veicoli were produced, most of them by the GMC Truck & Coach Division of General Motors Corp (562,750 units). The original GMC 2.5-ton 6x6 was the ACKW(X)-353 six-wheel drive commercial truck (1939-1941) which was also ordered by the governo francese.

Mass production of the military type started in 1941, ed it quickly became the most widely used tactical transport vehicle of the US armed forces della seconda guerra mondiale. International Harvester produced a very similar vehicle for the US Navy e Marines, e more than half of the 197,000 units produce by Studebaker went to the armata sovietica. The 2.5-ton truck was available con a hard o soft cab, con o without winch. The soft cab version eventually became the military standard, e many of the existing hard cabs were later converted.

Modellini Disponibili

• 1:35 Italeri 271 (hard cab)
• 1:72 Atlantic 618 (soft cab)
• 1:72 CDC 3140, 3142 (F), 3143 (UK)
• 1:72 Hasegawa MT20 (soft cab w/Winch)
• 1:72 Cooperativa R72010 (hard cab)
• 1:76 Airfix Soft Plastic
• 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/176C (soft cab; troops)
• 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/1768 (hard cab; troops)
• 1:87 ROCO 627 (hard cab; mitragliatrice contraerei Quad .50)
• 1:285 GHQ US7 (cab) & US37 (soft)

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• GMC CCKW-353 Truck, 2.5-ton, 6x6, Cargo (with o without Winch)
• Motore: GMC 270, 6-cylinder, I-I-W-F, 4417 cc, 77.5 KW @ 3000 rpm
• Transmission: 5F1R, 2 gear ratios
• Velocità: 72 km/h sulle strade
• Lunghezza: 6511 mm, 6768 mm w/Winch
• Larghezza: 2236 mm
• Altezza: 2795 mm
• Wheelbase: 4167 mm, Bogie Centers 1118 mm
• Peso: 4695 kg
• Payload: 2449 kg, 4536 kg sulle strade
• Armamentoo: mitragliatrice contraerei da 0.50 cal. (optional)
• Equipaggio: capocarro, guidatore, e 10-12 Troops
• Produzione: 1941–1945

Museum Exhibits

• US-Army GMC CCKW-353 (soft cab con winch), Technik-Museum Speyer, Germania

Utilizzo Storico

• US Army (seconda guerra mondiale, guerra di Corea)
• Armata Francese (seconda guerra mondiale, Indochina Conflict)
• Armata Britannica (seconda guerra mondiale)
• Bundeswehr & NATO
• Armata sovietica
• Red Chinese Army
• Taiwanese Army
• Phillipine Army

Conversione

• US Air Force Bomb Service Truck
• Fire Truck, Pumper, Class 530, 6x6, 500 GPM, Overseas Type
• Stock Rack Truck
• Light Wrecker
• Mobile Workshop Truck
• CCKW-353-12CC Water Tank (700 gallons)

Bibliografia

• Funcken, L. & F.: L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre 1939–1945, p. 133

The GMC 2.5-ton truck is a must-have for collezionisti, dioramisti, e simulations gamers interested in recreating the seconda guerra mondiale period. The CCKW-353 served in all theaters of war, ed it formed the basis of many specialist veicoli, including water e gasoline tankers, dump trucks, workshop e maintenance veicoli. The CCKW-353 is still in service today in Taiwan, e the Phillipines.

Domande più frequenti

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Soldatini Americani della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 31.01.1998 – Aggiornato: 13.08.2008
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