Studebaker US6 2½-ton 6×6 truck
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"US6" redirects here. For the road, see U.S. Route 6.
The Studebaker US6 (G630) 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. Most of these were exported to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease by the US during World War II, since the competing GMC 6×6 CCKW design proved to be more suitable for Western Front conditions.
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Studebaker US6 | |
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Type | 2+1⁄2-ton 6×6 trucks and 5-ton 6×4 trucks |
Place of origin | Studebaker Automotive Plant, South Bend, Indiana, US Studebaker Chippewa Ave. Assembly, South Bend, Indiana, US |
Production history | |
Designer | Studebaker |
Designed | Before 1940 |
Manufacturer | Studebaker and REO |
Produced | 1941–1945 |
No. built | More than 200,000 |
Specifications (U1 Cargo[1]) | |
Mass | 9,875 lb (4,479 kg) empty |
Length | 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m) |
Width | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
Height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) top of cab 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) overall |
Engine | Hercules JXD inline-6 gasoline motor 86 hp (64 kW) |
Transmission | 5 speed × 2 range transfer case |
Suspension | Beam axles on leaf springs |
Operational range | 236 mi (380 km) |
Maximum speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
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