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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Studebaker US6 | 1 |
| Studebaker US6 truck canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Studebaker US6