Beep (Dodge T214-WC52)
Truck, 3/4 t, 4x4,
Weapons Carrier, w/Winch

Recensione del Modello ROCO in Scala 1:87

Dodge Weapons Carrier serving con a fanteria U.S. o Armoured Division. Vehicles like this one filled important transport roles at all levels of a formation, from il plotone armi pesanti to higher echelon Headquarters. Light trucks were fast e maneuverable enough to keep up con troops advancing across difficult terrain, they had more load capacity than a Jeep e their low silhouette made them much less conspicuous than a full-sized truck. Il trasporto armi was popularly known as the Beep, probably because it appeared like a big o beefed-up Jeep.

Weapons Carriers formed the basis of many wartime conversion like the 4x4 Command Field Sedan (WC53), Ambulance (WC54), 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage (WC55), Command Reconnaissance Truck (WC56), Radio Truck, Signal Corps Light Maintainance e Installation Truck (WC59), Emergency Repair Truck (WC60), ed Ambulance KD (WC64) which had a collapsible body (knock-down) to facilitate air transport.

Contenuto

• Dodge T214-WC52, con canvas top
• Tipo: Truck, 3/4 t, 4x4, Weapons Carrier, w/Winch
• Wheelbase: 2.49 m
• Lunghezza: 4.45 m
• Larghezza: 1.99 m
• Altezza: 1.58 m, 2.07 m con top
• Peso: 2554 kg
• Load: guidatore e 7 Passengers

Valutazione

• Scale model con much raised detail, removable top e folding windshield.
• Cheap source of an important vehicle per giocatori wargame.
• Fully assembled vehicle. Wheels need to be immobilized to prevent the vehicle from rolling around on wargame terrain pieces.
• High quality model, minimal flash.
• True HO scale, compatibile con model railroad equipaggiamento.

Utilizzo Storico

• USA Weapons Carrier 1942-1950
• Canadian Truck, 15-cwt, 4x4, GS, APT 1942
• Lend-lease Weapons Carriers used by Soviet forces 1942-1945
• Nato

Conversione

• Truck, 3/4 t, 4x4, Ambulance, KD (Dodge T214-WC64)
• M6 Gun Motor Carriage con 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun

Jeeps ed armi Carriers became an important part of the US Army motor pool, they provided excellent tactical mobility at platoon, company e battalion level. ROCO’s Beep is the only available vehicle of this type on the market. It is an accurate e very attractive model of the 3/4 t Weapons Carrier, requiring no assembly. Historic simulation gamers need many of these versatile trucks to tow light guns e to motorize delle sezioni mitragliatrice e mortar.

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– Pubblicato: 1996 – Aggiornato: 19.09.2007
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