Studebaker US6 truck

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The Studebaker US6 truck was a World War II-era American 2½-ton 6x6 military cargo truck widely supplied to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease, where it became especially famous as the primary chassis for Katyusha rocket launchers.

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Studebaker US6 1
Studebaker US6 truck canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military vehicle
cargo truck
military truck
associatedWeaponSystem Katyusha rocket launcher
surface form: BM-13 Katyusha

Katyusha rocket launcher
surface form: BM-31 Katyusha

Katyusha rocket launcher
surface form: BM-8 Katyusha
category Lend-Lease vehicles of World War II
Studebaker vehicles
World War II trucks
military trucks of the United States
configurationVariant cargo truck
chassis-cab
dump truck
tractor truck
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
driveConfiguration 6x6
drivetrain all-wheel drive
engineManufacturer Hercules Engine Company
engineModel Hercules JXD
engineType inline 6-cylinder gasoline engine
frontAxleConfiguration single steering axle
fuelType gasoline
historicalSignificance major contribution to Soviet logistics in World War II
manufacturer Studebaker Corporation
notableFor extensive use by Soviet forces
reliability in harsh conditions
notableUse artillery rocket platform
primary chassis for Katyusha rocket launchers
notableUser Red Army
surface form: Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
primaryRole cargo transport
ratedPayload 2.5 ton
rearAxleConfiguration tandem drive axles
relatedTo GMC CCKW
Reo US6
servicePeriod World War II
suppliedUnder Lend-Lease program
surface form: Lend-Lease
theaterOfUse Eastern Front
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations

Pacific Theater of Operations
transmission 5-speed manual
usedAs artillery tractor
supply truck
troop transport
usedBy Allied forces
Red Army
Soviet Union
United States Army
wheelArrangement three axles

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Katyusha rocket launcher mountedOn Studebaker US6 truck
M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck successorOf Studebaker US6 truck
this entity surface form: Studebaker US6