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GMC 353 of the red ball express in the mud. The beast of burden of the US Army and the supply line that liberated Europe. Origin & development In 1939-1940 the US Army Ordnance Corps worked on a standard design, for a medium truck of the 2 1/2-ton class (2,268 kg). It was a 6×6 tactical truck intended to operate off-road and in all weather.
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Easily deployable, the GMC CCKW 353 can be used both for troop transport (capacity of 10 men equipped in the cabin and 2 people at the front), medical evacuation and food and ammunition refueling. Very quickly, the GMC CCKW 353 established itself as the main transport vehicle for the American armies, and nearly 800,000 units were built between.
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The CCKW-353 was intended as a general-purpose cargo truck and personnel transport, while the CCKW-352 was built as a prime mover for the Field Artillery, towing 75mm and 105mm weapons. Some of the trucks were built with winches. The cargo beds were initially steel, but in August/September 1942, the trucks began using wooden beds and, finally.
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A short film of the GMC CCKW 353 from 1941. My 14 year old son is parking the old military truck.The truck has served in France, Germany, Norway and now in S.
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TM 9-801 Truck, 2 1/2-Ton, 6 x 6, GMC CCKW-352 and 353, 1944-04-24 "These instructions are published for the information and guidance of the personnel to whom this equipment is assigned. They contain information on the operation and maintenance of the Truck, 2 1/2 -Ton, 6x6, GMC CCKW-352 and 353, as well as descriptions of tne major units and.
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10 Usage Role (s) Troops transport Cargo vehicle Year introduced 1941 Affiliation United States of America USSR France [Source] The GMC CCKW, nicknamed the Jimmy, was a multi-purpose 4x4 truck that was used by the United States during World War II. Contents 1 Description 2 Variants 3 History 4 References Description
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Welcome to the GMC CCKW Military Truck site. This site is devoted to the CCKW 2.5 ton truck used by the Allied Military beginning during the Second World War. It also contains content about the Chevrolet 1.5 ton truck, Studebaker 2.5 ton truck, International 2.5 ton truck, and larger softskin vehicles used during the conflict.
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The CCKW-353 2 1/2 ton truck manufactured by GMC has been a staple of ROCA during both the Civil War and the Taiwan Strait Crisis as ROCA's utility trucks; due to the spares information on the modification, it was very likely that ROCA assembled CCKW-353 truck with a M45 quad-mount turret as placeholders or mock-ups for the ROC Year 50 (1961) pa.
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Technical Manual, TM 9-801, CCKW-352, CCKW-353, CCW-353, GMC, General Motors, 6x6, 6x2, army, usmc, military vehicles, MVPA, WW2, WWII Collection manuals_various; manuals; additional_collections Language English TM 9-801 (Includes Change 1 to the manual issued in 1950 by the Department of the Army)
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The CCKW-353 was intended to serve as a general-purpose cargo truck, whereas the shorter, CCKW-352, was built as a prime mover for towing 75mm and 105mm weapons. The earliest production trucks had fully enclosed cabs, though by 1942, open cab versions became the military standard.
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Code named CCKW-353, which translated as follows: C=1941; C=conventional cab; K=front wheel drive; W=tandem rear axle; 353= 164-inch wheelbase. Early production models featured a pressed steel, civilian style, rounded cab. As production progressed, the all steel cab was replaced by a simplified cab, as displayed, with a canvas roof and side.
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GMC CCKW 353 (G-508 / Jimmy / Deuce-and-a-Half) Multi-Purpose Transport Truck [ 1941 ] The GMC CCKW 353 was produced in over 550,000 examples and made it into the inventories of multiple nations across the globe. Authored By: Dan Alex | Last Edited: 10/17/2018 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.
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The CCW-353 (C for 1941 design, C for conventional cab, and W for tandem rear axles) was a near identical version of the CCKW-353, that lacked its front-wheel drive, resulting in an officially purely on-road, and therefore 5-ton rated, 6×4 version of the same truck. A beam front axle was used, with the transfer case locked in high range.
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Danish Army Specific: The GMC CCKW-353 was delivered as a part of the American aid program ( MDAP) between 1951 - 1955. Typical role for the GMC was transportation of cargo and personnel, and workshop- or spare parts-van. Also used as a fuel truck. Delivered with short wheel base ( GMC CCKW-352 ( 85 kb )) as artillery-tractor for a 105 mm howitzer.