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The DUKW (GMC type nomenclature, colloquially known as Duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious modification of the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton CCKW trucks used by the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War.
Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo ...
GMC CCKW 'Jimmy' 2½-ton truck 6x6: 1941 One of the most significant trucks of World War II, it was a 2½-ton 6×6 truck produced by Yellow Truck and Coach Co a subsidiary of General Motors Company (GMC); 562,750 were produced in different chassis lengths and many body styles. [30] GMC DUKW 'Duck' 2½-ton amphibian: 6x6: 1942
In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14]
A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.
M8 automotive repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M9 artillery repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M10 instrument repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M11 not used; M12 welding, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M13 tool and bench, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M14 spare parts, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M15 unknown; M16 machine shop, GMC CCKW ...
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The Studebaker US6 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.