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The "Ben Hur" 1-ton, 2-wheel cargo-trailer was frequently mated to the WC series trucks.

The Dodge WC series (nicknamed "Beeps"[nb 1]) is a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Chrysler under the Dodge and Fargo marques during World War II.Шаблон:Refn Together with the [[Willys MB|Шаблон:Frac-ton jeeps]] produced by Willys and Ford, the Dodge Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton G-505 and Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton G-502 trucks made up nearly all of the light 4WD trucks supplied to the U.S. military in WWII – with Dodge contributing some 337,500 4WD units[nb 2] (over half as many as the jeep).Шаблон:Sfnp[2]Шаблон:Refn

Contrary to the versatility of the highly standardized jeep, which was mostly achieved through field modification, the Dodge WCШаблон:Nbhseries came in many different, purpose-built, but mechanically uniform variants from the factory, much akin to the later family of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The WC series evolved out of, and was part of a more extended family of trucks, with great mechanical parts commonality, that included open- and closed-cab cargo, troops and weapons carriers, (radio) command, and reconnaissance cars, ambulances, carry-alls, panel vans, and mobile telephone installation and (emergency) field workshop trucks.

The Dodge WC series were essentially built in two generations. From 1940 to early 1942, almost 82,400 of the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 4x4 Dodge trucks were built — initially called the VC series, but the great majority, from 1941, in the WC series, and in more variants.[1][3]Шаблон:Sfnp Contrary to what Dodge's nomenclature suggested, the 1941 WC models were a direct evolution of the 1940 VC models, retaining the U.S. Army's G-505 Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog number.

For 1942, the trucks bodies and chassis were largely redesigned – heavier frames and drivetrains uprated them to carry Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons off-road. And widening their tracks, while greatly shortening the wheelbase on the main models, plus lowering the bodies' center of gravity, gave them a much more square stance, with a much better break-over angle and side-slope stability. The trucks thus became the shorter G-502, Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton, 4×4 Truck (Dodge), and from 1943 also the longer, stretched G-507, 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton, 6x6 personnel and cargo truck (Dodge) — all while retaining Dodge WC model codes. Although the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons improvements meant substantial design changes, they did retain some 80% interchangeable components and service parts with the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton models[3] — a vital Army requirement, for field maintenance and operability of the trucks.[4]

Dodge was the U.S. Army's main supplier of Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton trucks, and its sole supplier of both Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton trucks and 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 6x6 trucks in World War II.[2] With over a quarter million units built through August 1945, the G-502 Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons were the most common variants in the WCШаблон:Nbhseries.[2]
After the war, Dodge developed the Шаблон:3/4-ton WCШаблон:Nbhseries into the civilian 4×4 Dodge Power Wagon; and in 1951, the WCs were replaced by the very similar Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton 4x4 Dodge M-series vehicles .

Though the majority of Dodges built were 'Weapons Carriers', "WC" was not abbreviated from this, but a regular Dodge model code – initially "W" for 1941, and "C" for a nominal half-ton payload rating.Шаблон:Refn However, the "WC" model code was simply retained after 1941 — for both the Шаблон:3/4-ton, as well as the 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton rated 6x6 Dodges.[3]
All in all, not counting mechanically related variants, the WC series alone involved 52 model versions (thirty Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 4×4, eight Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 4×2, twelve Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton 4×4, and two 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 6×6 models). Creating vehicles of a common platform in such a variety of designs, with payloads ranging from Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton to 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhtons, had no equal in its time, and is seen as an extraordinary feat of the WWII American auto industry.[5]

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Scope of the Dodge WC series

The name of this article would at first suggest a focus on models that are indeed called Dodge WC-numbers, either 4x4 or 6x6. However, the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps' central Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) Supply Catalog, covering the WC series, conveys both by its title, "SNL G-657 – Master Parts List, Dodge Trucks", as well as by the explicit types list on its second page, that (because of the large amount of shared parts and components), the family of vehicles must at least be considered to include the:

  • 1940 half-ton (T-202) VC series and Шаблон:Frac-ton (T-203) VF models
  • 1941 half-ton (T-207, T-211, and T-215) WC series
  • 1942 (T-214) three-quarter ton and 1943 (T-223) Шаблон:Frac-ton WC series, but also
  • 1941 two-wheel drive (T-112) half-tons and (T-118) Шаблон:Frac-ton WC series.

Additionally, close variants of the T-207 WC-1, and of the T-214 WC-51/WC-52, were derived and made in Canada, as the TШаблон:Nbh212 'D8A' and the TШаблон:Nbh236 '3/4 Ton APT' (for 'Air PorTable') respectively; and further production of T-203 variants became indicated as both the T-203B, and as the WF series.

By contrast, Chrysler / Dodge Canada built another 165,000 mostly three-ton trucks, a hasty addition to the production of Canadian Military Pattern trucks, that were more closely derived from the commercial Dodge T-, V-, and W-Series trucks, and the same is true for the 15,000 'parts bin special' (T-234) "Burma Road" trucks, ordered by Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, at the time an ally against Japan.

History and design

1900–1939 — Dodge Brothers start making cars and 4x4 trucks for the U.S. Army

Dodge had been the United States military's primary supplier of light wheeled vehicles, since before the U.S. joined the First World War.[6] After starting business in 1900, producing precision engine and chassis components for other car builders in Detroit — Ford and Oldsmobile chief among these — Dodge introduced their first car, the Model 30/35 tourer, in 1914. It was stronger and more high quality than the ubiquitous Ford Model T, and in 1916, Dodge cars proved their durability, both in the 1910s U.S.–Mexico Border War — the U.S. military's first operation to use truck convoys,[7] as well as in World War I, when some 12,800 Dodge cars and light trucks were used,[6] primarily as ambulances and repair trucks.,[8] but also as staff and reconnaissance vehicles. All the while, Dodge maintained its reputation for high quality truck, transmission, and motor parts they kept making for other successful manufacturers.

Dodge civilian, commercial trucks were at first largely based on their passenger cars, offering light- and medium-duty trucks, like pickШаблон:Nbhups, station hacks, panel vans, and carry-alls. Dodge's passenger-car chassis were sturdy enough for such trucks, from their 1914 introduction. But Dodge expanded into medium-heavy duty trucks during the later 1930s and the 1940s. Crucial developments for Dodge were the switch to specific truck-frames and bodies in 1935, for a new, 1936 model-year truck generation. The dedicated truck frames were heavier and stronger than the lighter passenger-car chassis. In 1938, Dodge opened a very large new factory, dedicated to truck manufacturing,[9] and later that same year, Dodge introduced a drastically redesigned new truck line-up again: the 1939 T-series 'Job-rated' trucks.

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1934 K-39-X-4(USA) – Dodge's first military 4x4 truck
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The initial Dodge VC-series, half-ton military 4x4s, were based on the 1939 T-series like this

Dodge developed their first four-wheel drive truck in 1934, requested by the U.S. Army — an experimental 1Шаблон:1/2 ton rated model, designated K-39-X-4(USA),[nb 3] of which 796 units were ordered, in multiple configurations.[6][10] Timken supplied driven front axles and transfer-cases, which were added to a militarized commercial truck. The Timken transfer case was the first part-time design,[11] that allowed the driver to engage or disengage four-wheel drive using a lever inside the cabin.[8][12] In spite of the limited 1930s U.S. military budgets, the 1934 trucks served well enough that, after a couple of years, Dodge received further Army contracts for 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton, 4-wheel drive trucks, and these were further developed from the late thirties. Dodge built the U.S. Army further batches of 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 4x4 trucks in 1938, 1939 and 1940.[13]

In 1938, a batch of 1,700 experimental RF-40-X-4(USA) trucks were procured, and a further 292 experimental units, typed TF-40-X-4(USA) in 1939 – the first to be built, based on Dodge's new for 1939 T-, V-, and W-Series trucks.[6] All of the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton Army 4x4s, including the 800 trucks of 1934, rode on a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase, and the 1938 RF-40 and 1939 TF-40 four-wheel drives were the first for which Dodge moved to separate engineering codes, in the T-200 range (T-200 and T-201 respectively).[10]

However, Dodge also eagerly pursued military contracts for half-ton four-by-fours at the same time. The smaller size had outperformed the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 4x4 during testing in 1938,[14] and Dodge had invested greatly in half- to one-ton trucks in prior years. In 1936, Dodge's light, car-based trucks had been crucially redesigned — abandoning the use of passenger car frames, instead for the first time built on distinct, modern truck-style chassis, with the frame-rails welded to the cross-members on their half-ton to one-ton rated trucks.[15] Additionally, Dodge had built their all new, very large Warren Truck Assembly plant in Michigan, specifically for mass-production of light and medium trucks, opened in 1938.

Then, for the 1939 model year, Dodge again presented a completely redesigned line of pickups and trucks – the art-deco styled, Dodge T-, V-, and W-Series "Job-Rated" trucks, available in an unprecedented number of sizes, payload rates and configurations, aiming the trucks to fit every different job.[15][16]

1940 — Шаблон:1/2-ton VC and 1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF models

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1940 Fargo-badged truck at the Australian Army History Unit museum.
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Dodge D15 Canadian Military Pattern truck, shared much with the 1940 VC-series.

Well before the onset of World War II, it was clear that the USA needed to update its military. The Quartermaster Corps (Q.C.), responsible at the time for providing the military with non-combat vehicles, moved to standardize truck designs, and by 1939, as the war in Europe erupted, the Army had settled on five payload-based general-purpose, cross-country truck classes: Шаблон:1/2-ton, 1Шаблон:1/2-ton, Шаблон:Frac-, 4- and Шаблон:Frac-ton.Шаблон:Sfnp Introduction of a Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton standard 4WD class meant a significant doctrine shift, away from the conventional belief that all the extra weight, costs and mechanical complexity of adding 4-wheel-drive wouldn't be worth it on any general purpose military vehicle with an off-highway payload capacity, below the (up to that point) standard 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton Army cargo unit. Mirroring the civilian market, where the use of all-wheel drive was practically non-existent in anything below 1Шаблон:1/2-ton payload vehicles. Light-duty off-roaders were a very small niche-market, only filled by after-market conversions, primarily by Marmon-Herrington.[17]

By June 1940 the Q.C. had tested and approved its first three standard commercial based, all-wheel drive trucks: the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 4x4 Dodge, the [[GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6x6 truck|GMC Шаблон:Frac-ton 6x6]] and a Mack 6-ton 6x6.Шаблон:Sfnp With regards to Dodge however, the U.S. military reconsidered its preferences for the build-up for the war almost immediately after this.

Although in 1936, a Marmon-Herrington converted half-ton Ford had become the Army's first light 4-wheel drive,[18] and the Army had initially standardized Dodge's 4x4 trucks in the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton class — following Dodge's push for building Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhtons, after mid 1940 the Army decided they preferred Dodge to build the light-duty four-wheel drives, contracting for a series of half-ton trucks,[13] while GM / Chevrolet was instead going to become the standard supplier for 1Шаблон:1/2-ton trucks.[2] Dodge successfully outbid GMC's 1939 ACK-101 half-ton truck,[19] as well as Marmon-Herrington, who could not retrofit in the required volume or price, not to mention International's M-1-4 half-ton truck, which wasn't built until 1941, for the U.S. Marine Corps.[20] So, when in the summer of 1940 the largest government truck contract awarded went to Chrysler's Dodge / Fargo Division, for more than 14,000 (mostly) 4x4 trucks,Шаблон:Sfnp this was in the midst of the transition, and thus included both orders for Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton and 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton trucks, as GM / Chevy still needed to tool up for mass-producing 4WD 1Шаблон:1/2-tonners.

Dodge had started developing designs for a 4x4 half-ton in 1939, and began production in earnest in 1940 — both 4x4 half-tons, as well as 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 4x4 and 4x2 trucks. On all 1940 trucks, front sheetmetal was mostly identical to the commercial VC and VF models of that year, with the addition of a big brush guard mounted in front of the grille and headlights. Except for the addition of 4-wheel drive, and custom bodies on the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton command cars, the trucks followed the 1939 procurement doctrine, to "use commercial trucks with only a few modifications such as brush guards and towing pintles to fit them for military use." [21]

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1940 Dodge VC-5 Open Cab pickup. The classic, pre-war bucket seats attempted to keep occupants on board, prior to the introduction of seat belts.

The first of the Шаблон:1/2-ton, 4x4, VC series military trucks were based on Dodge's 1939 commercial, one-ton rated model TC-series. The military VC models kept the same wheelbase and got the same civilian engine upgrade for 1940, but gained four-wheel drive, and a new internal technical code: T-202. Manufacturing of the half-ton Dodge VC-models (SNL number G-505) began in 1940, making these the U.S. Army's first ever light-duty, mass-produced 4-wheel drive trucks. The soldiers also called the light command reconnaissance vehicles "jeeps," but this was also common with several other vehicles at the time.[22] — before that term migrated to the quarter-tons, starting gradually in 1941.[23][24]

A total of 4,640 VC models were built across six variants – mostly pick-ups and reconnaissance cars. On the one hand, these Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton VC trucks proved so successful, that much greater quantities were immediately ordered, and they were further developed into the G-505, Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton WC models built in 1941. On the other hand, an even lighter and smaller 4x4 truck was needed: a quarter-ton, that would soon replace the Dodges as the U.S.' lightest 4x4 military trucks. Although no longer standard, the VC trucks remained in use until the end of the war.[25] The Dodge VC models were built a year ahead, and in a slightly greater number than any of the pre-standard quarter-ton jeeps that followed.

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The Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-series didn't include an ambulance, but the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-series did. The VF-407 was Dodge's first 4x4 military ambulance — only 3 were made.

In 1940, Dodge also built 6,472 four-wheel drive 1Шаблон:1/2-ton trucks, under two U.S. contracts – one awarded to Dodge, and one to Fargo.[14]Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Refn The models VF-401 to VF-407 (or engine/tech type T-203 by Dodge – and G-621 by the Army), were a continuation of their experimental pre-war predecessors, the RF-40(-X) and TF-40(-X) (or T-200 / T-201), still riding on a chassis of the same Шаблон:Convert wheelbase. Production consisted of just over 6,000 closed cab, open bed cargo trucks, plus just under 400 dump-trucks.

Like on the Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-series, the 1940 VF-400 1Шаблон:1/2-ton models simply used civilian front sheet-metal, based on the 1939 commercial model TE-30 cab, with a brush-guard fitted in front of the grille and headlights — but with a Dodge developed front driving axle, directional, cross-country tires, and a military cargo body.[26] Importantly, one thousand of the VF-400 series cargo trucks were equipped with a power take-off, gear-driven Braden model MU Шаблон:Convert capacity winch — a feature that was carried over on many of the subsequent Шаблон:1/2-ton and 1Шаблон:1/2-ton WC series models, directly from 1941. And although the light-duty WC models that followed, did not receive the VF-400's two-speed transfer cases, these did return on the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 6x6 trucks, the WC-62 and WC-63. An ambulance model, VF-407, was also designed, but only three units were built, likely experimental.Шаблон:Sfnp[27]

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World War II soldiers called the Шаблон:1/2-ton 1940/1941 Dodge Reconnaissance / Weapon Carriers a "Jeep" before the Willys MB.[23][24]

These proved to be the last of Dodge's 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 4x4 trucks for the war. Although the Army had steadily taken the bulk of its trucks in this category from Dodge / Fargo up til then, further production of 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 4x4 trucks was instead awarded to GM's Chevrolet G506, which became the standard in this segment for the rest of the war.[14]

Aside from four-wheel drive trucks, production started for a militarized commercial 1Шаблон:1/2-ton, rear-wheel drive truck in 1940 — initially Dodge's model VF-31, cargo (engineering code T-98) under the government SNL number G-618. The 4x2 model VF-31 was succeeded by the model WF-31 (internally T-118) for 1941 (closed cab tractor) and 1942 (cab and chassis) — both on a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase — and the 1942 model WF-32, closed cab, stake and platform cargo truck, on a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase.[28]Шаблон:Sfnp After a modest production of 516 units of the WF-31,[27] at least 9,500 Dodge WF-32 trucks were built, mostly for lend-lease to Russia.[29][30][31]

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Шаблон:Anchor 1941–1942 — Шаблон:1/2-ton WC series

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All three light U.S. 4x4 trucks, nicknamed 'jeeps' in World War II: a Willys Шаблон:1/4Шаблон:Nbhton, and Dodge Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton and Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton (L to R).

The 1940 VC-series Dodge Шаблон:1/2-ton 4x4s were well liked but considered only an interim solution, because they were essentially a modified civilian truck. At the outset of World War II a more military design was laid out.[6] Dodge evolved the 1940 VCШаблон:Nbh1 to VCШаблон:Nbh6 into the equally half-ton rated WC series of military light trucks, produced in 38 model variants, of which 30 were four-wheel driven, in varying amounts — thousands of some models were produced, while only a few of some others were made. Where the military VCШаблон:Nbhseries still used much civilian sheet-metal, distinguished by a brush-guard in front of the grille — the WCШаблон:Nbhseries came with wide-open, almost flat fenders that prevented mud build-up, clogging rotation of the wheels — as well as a redesigned, sloping nose with an integrated, round, grated grille / brush-guard. A new ambulance with a fully enclosed, all-steel box rear body was designed, on a longer, 123 inch wheelbase; and PTO-driven winches were now fitted to some models.

The Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton WC models were the first all-military design Dodge developed in the build-up to full mobilization for World WarШаблон:NbspII,[3] and they were the U.S. Army's first standard light 4x4 trucks — prior to the quarter-tons — when the U.S. formally declared war in December 1941.[6] Soldiers would sometimes call the new vehicles 'jeeps', as was still common practice before the term migrated to the yet to be introduced Willys and Ford Шаблон:1/4-tons, and eventually stuck to those.[22]

Both the Dodge half-ton VC and WC trucks were part of the Army G-505 series. Some 77,750 four-wheel drive Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton WC numbered trucks were produced from late 1940 to early 1942, under War Department contracts.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp[nb 4] Additionally, aside from the fully military 4WD models, a small total of 1,542 two-wheel drive units retaining civilian sheet-metal were also supplied to the U.S. military, bearing WC model numbers in this same range. These models carried the SNL-code G-613, and brought the total number of half-ton WCШаблон:Nbhseries up to some 79,300 units, and the grand total of all half-tonners (VC and WC; 4WD and 2WD) to almost 84,000.

From August 1941, the Dodge T-211 models received the uprated 92 hp (gross) engine, that was from then on fitted to all WC trucks produced through August 1945: the T-215 half-tons, all of the G-502, Шаблон:3/4-ton models, as well as the G-507, T-223, 6x6 trucks.

Шаблон:Anchor 1942–1945 — Шаблон:3/4-ton, G-502 WC series

Шаблон:Multiple image In 1940 the Army revised its range of standard, payload-based, general-purpose truck classes: a Шаблон:Frac-ton "small truck" requirement was added, (these became famous as the WW II 'jeeps', after many other nicknames); and after buying over 80,000 Шаблон:1/2-ton trucks from Dodge, the U.S. Army instead wanted Шаблон:3/4-ton rigs – and some more heavy categories were specified.Шаблон:Sfnp

The Quartermaster General wanted to start direct negotiations with Dodge, GM and Mack for certain models immediately, but not until after February 1941 could the Quartermaster Corps choose manufacturers directly, based on their engineering and production capabilities.Шаблон:Sfnp One deciding factor had to do with availability of certain critical components, like transfer cases and especially constant-velocity joints, not often used on commercial trucks until then, but all-wheel drive vehicles all needed these, to drive their front wheels smoothly. Additionally, all-wheel drive trucks needed two or three times the amount of driven axles, meaning more gears to cut for all the differentials. Produced until the war by a just a few specialized firms with limited capacity – from spring 1942, Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet joined in fabricating these in mass quantity,Шаблон:Sfnp and Dodge were experienced in making quality, precision parts, since the earliest beginnings of the company.

While the Army bought many half-ton WC series trucks, Dodge had to replace them with new Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton trucks. In late 1941, Dodge introduced a redesigned WCШаблон:Nbhseries of 4x4 trucks, uprated to Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton off-road capacity, and their SNL code changed to G-502. The Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton featured a lower profile truck bed that could seat eight troops, plus under seat stowage compartments; while service-parts remained 80 percent interchangeable with the existing Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton series.[6] Maintaining 80% service parts interchangeability with the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton models was of great value to both the field mechanics, and spare parts supply chain logistics. It also meant that production of the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton models could start very quickly, and they could be quickly deployed. The Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton, G-505 WCШаблон:Nbhtrucks remained in various uses to the end of World War II – from 1943 as "limited standard" vehicles.[3]

Throughout the war, Dodge was the U.S. Army's sole producer of Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton trucks, and built a total of 255,193 of these, across all variants, from April 1942 to August 1945.[2][32]Шаблон:Sfnp Standard vehicles in the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton 4x4 class were the WC-51 / WC-52 Weapons Carrier, WC-56 /-57 /-58 (Radio) Command Reconnaissance, WC-53 CarryШаблон:Nbhall, and the WC-54 Ambulance. In the mass-produced cargo/troop and command trucks, the WC-52 and WC-57 are identical to the WC-51 and WC-56, but have a longer frame, extending further forward to the protruding front bumper with front-mounted winch.[33]

Шаблон:Anchor 1943–1945 — Шаблон:3/4-ton, G-502 and 1Шаблон:1/2-ton, 6x6, G-507 WC series

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Stretching the G-502 (WC-51 / WC-52) cargo, troop, and weapon carriers with a third driven axle, produced the 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton, 6x6, G-507, WC-62 and WC-63 w/winch (latter shown).

After the U.S. Army reorganized from using eight-troop rifle squads to twelve-men squads, a whole squad could no longer be carried as a unit in a single Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton, 4x4, WC-51 or WC-52 truck. At the direction of Major General Courtney Hodges, Chief of Infantry, these G-502 troop- and weapons-carriers were therefore stretched in 1943, with an additional driven rear axle, to derive Шаблон:Convert longer 6-wheel drive, 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton trucks.[34]

Using the same engine, gearbox, and cockpit, and sharing much of the other mechanicals, plus near-identical front-half sheet-metal as the Шаблон:3/4-tons, the new 6x6, G-507, 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhtons' main difference was the use of a dual-range transfer-case, sourced out of the prior 1940, 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton VF-400 models, instead of the single-speed box of theШаблон:1/2-tons and Шаблон:3/4-tons.[35] The result were the WC-62 and WC-63 cargo, troop and weapons carriers, to move whole 12-troop squad teams per vehicle. Despite having individual drive-shafts from the transfer-case to each rear axle,[36] there is no way to disengage one of the rear axles to achieve 6x2 drive. The G-507 runs in either 6x4 or 6x6 configuration.[37]

The WC-63 was (just like the WC-52) equipped with a longer frame, housing an engine power take-off drive-shaft from the transfer-case forward, to drive a Braden MU2 winch, mounted on a Шаблон:Convert more protruding front-bumper, reducing the approach angle. The winch capacity was originally rated at Шаблон:Convert pull-strength, but in late 1943 the wire rope size was upgraded from Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert, the capacity rating was raised to Шаблон:Convert, both on Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons and the 6WDs.[35]

The chassis and certain other components were strengthened in the design of the new, longer, double the payload rated models, and many of these changes were incorporated back into subsequent production of the Шаблон:3/4-ton G-502 models as well.[35] Although this caused some inconsistency in the mechanical uniformity of the Шаблон:3/4-tons, it did keep parts the same as much as possible between the Шаблон:3/4-tons and the new 1Шаблон:1/2-tons, benefiting both the uniformity and ease of production of all the different models, as well as the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons, making them even more rugged from then on.

Further developments

Amphibious

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WC-62 armored car prototype (one built).

Twelve G-614 half-ton capacity, 4x4, XAC-2 / experimental 'Aqua-Cheetah', amphibious vehicles were built in 1942, by the Amphibian Car Corporation.Шаблон:Sfnp One unit was submitted to Britain for testing, (under Lend-Lease),[38] and the remaining eleven were subsequently rebuilt by the same firm, as G-552, XAC-3, amphibious 3/4Шаблон:Nbhton trucks.Шаблон:Sfnp Both the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhtons and the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons were built based on Dodge WC series mechanicals. The vehicles performed well in testing, but neither Britain nor the U.S. decided to standardize them.[38]

Armored

A single armored car prototype was built, based on the 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton, 6x6, Dodge WC-62.

Models table – overview

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Dodge VF-401 /-402 /-404 /-405 closed cab cargo

Шаблон:External media This table provides the relations between U.S. military and Dodge identification numbers, related to chassis payload classification in U.S. tons (907 kg), wheels and drive, and description of body / vehicle type, in accordance with the U.S. Army Ordnance Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) vehicle catalog.[28][39]

The U.S. government used vehicle (group) numbers starting with 'G-', whereas Dodge indicated models sharing the same technical configuration by a common 'T-' number, and their individual model numbers starting with two letters, like 'WC-'. The U.S. Army simply considered the 1941 half-ton Dodge WC series as evolutions of the initial 1940 VC series – all within the half-ton, 4x4, SNL G-505 truck range.

In the case of two model codes separated by a slash, the first code refers to the vehicle without a winch, and the second code, in bold print, to the same vehicle, on a longer frame, holding a front winch, typically resulting in a Шаблон:Convert longer front overhang, and distinctly reduced approach angle. Not only were the winches driven by a power take-off from the engine,[40] but unlike the later Dodge M-series trucks, on which an extension was bolted to the frame when mounting a winch — on the WCШаблон:Nbhseries the winch equipped versions were actually built on a different, longer frame.Шаблон:Sfnp[41]

On the 1Шаблон:1/2-ton rated VF-400 series trucks, the PTO-driven winch had a 10,000 pound capacity, but added almost 1,000 pounds to the vehicles weight, reducing the payload to 2400 pounds.[42]

Numbers separated by a comma indicate similar models but with different secondary details.

Шаблон:1/2-ton 4×4 – G-505 Шаблон:1/2-ton 4×2 Шаблон:3/4-ton 4×4 – G-502 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 4×4 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton 4×2 1Шаблон:1/2-ton 6×6
T-202 T-207 T-211 T-215 G-613 / T-112 T-214 G-621 / T-203 Шаблон:Nowrap T-118 G-507 / T-223
Pick-up, closed cab, w. troop seats VC-3 WC-1 WC-12 Шаблон:Nowrap
Pick-up, closed cab, no rear seats VC-4 WC-5* WC-14* WC-40*, (WC-41) Шаблон:Nowrap
VF-404 / -405
Pick-up, open cab – cargo, troops, and weapons carriers VC-5 Шаблон:Nowrap WC-13 WC-21 / WC-22 WC-51 / WC-52 Шаблон:Nowrap
Carry-all VC-6 WC-10 WC-17 WC-26 WC-36, WC-48 WC-53
Dump truck VF-403, -406
Command / Reconnaissance VC-1 WC-6 / WC-7 WC-15 Шаблон:Nowrap WC-56 / WC-57
Radio truck VC-2 WC-8 WC-16 WC-25, WC-42 Шаблон:Nowrap
Panel Van WC-11 WC-19 WC-42 WC-37, WC-49
Emergency Repair / maintenance workshop WC-14*, WC-20 WC-40*, WC-41 WC-60
Portee gun truck [nb 5] WC-55
Ambulance WC-9 WC-18 WC-27 WC-54, WC-64 (KD) VF-407
Telephone installation / maintenance WC-43 WC-39, WC-50 WC-59, WC-61
Closed cab, bare chassis WF-31
Closed cab, stake & platform WF-32
* The WC-5, WC-14, and WC-40 were U.S. ordered, and accepted as 'Emergency Repair' – but by Dodge listed as 'pickup' built.

Engines and drivetrains

All engines were liquid-cooled, gasoline, straight-six Chrysler flathead engines. Recommended fuel octane rating for the initial T-207 WC half-tons was just 60–65, going by the dashboard data plate.[43]

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Dodge T-214 engine (TM photo)

The side-valve engines were mated to drive-trains of four-speed manual transmissions and a single-range transfer case, offering part-time four-wheel drive.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Only the drive-trains in the 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton models, the 1940 TШаблон:Nbh203, VF-400 trucks, and the 1943–1945, G-507, TШаблон:Nbh223 six-wheel drives, had a dual-ratio transfer-case.[42]Шаблон:Sfnp The low ratio on the 6x6, TШаблон:Nbh223 transfer case gave a 1.5 : 1 reduction instead of the direct drive (1 : 1) high gear.[44]

The first batch of 1940, small half-ton (GШаблон:Nbh505) Dodge VC models, (Dodge code TШаблон:Nbh202) received a Шаблон:Cvt, 79 horsepower engine,[12] well above their initial commercial rating of 70 hp on the 1939 TC half-tons. The four-speed gearbox fitted, was a stock option on the civilian Dodges, and so were oil filters, oil-bath air cleaners, and heavy-duty generators.[45] The 1941 model-year TШаблон:Nbh207-series trucks were again classed as G-505 half-tons, but these were powered by a Шаблон:Cvt straight-six of 85 hp, taken from Dodge's Шаблон:3/4- and one-ton commercial trucks. When the 1941 WC models were updated to TШаблон:Nbh211 specifications, that initially remained so – but later TШаблон:Nbh211s, and all of the final GШаблон:Nbh505 half-ton WC series (the TШаблон:Nbh215s), got a Шаблон:Cvt L-head of 92 hp (SAE gross).[12]

From the mid 1941, TШаблон:Nbh211 half-ton WC models onwards, to 1945, through the production of all 255,200 Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton TШаблон:Nbh214 models, and the 43,200 Шаблон:FracШаблон:Nbhton, TШаблон:Nbh223, stretched six-wheel drive trucks, this 92 hp, Шаблон:Cvt engine powered about 340,000 of all the Dodge WC series, basically unchanged.

Tech. code From [46] Block sizeШаблон:Nbsp[47] Bore Stroke Displacement Шаблон:Sfnp[12] Compression Torque Power
T-112 1941 23 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt 6.8:1 [48] Шаблон:Nowrap
@ 1200 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp		 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 3000 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp
T-118 1941 25 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt
@ 1500–2200 rpm		 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 3000 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp
T-202 1940 23 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt 6.7:1 Шаблон:Cvt [49] Шаблон:Cvt [12]
@ 3000 rpm [50][25]
T-203 1940 25 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt 6.5:1 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 1200 rpm		 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 3000 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp
T-207 late 1940 23 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt 6.5:1 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 1200 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp		 Шаблон:Cvt [12]
@ 3000 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp[50]
T-211 1941
T-211 from
August 1941 [3]		 23 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt 6.7:1 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 1200 rpm Шаблон:Sfnp		 Шаблон:Cvt [12] gross
/ Шаблон:Cvt net
@ 3200 rpm [51]Шаблон:Sfnp[50][6]
T-214 1942
T-215 1941
T-223 1943
Шаблон:NowrapШаблон:Spaces[52] 1943 25 inch Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt Шаблон:Cvt 6.8:1 Шаблон:Cvt
@ 1300 rpm (gross)		 Шаблон:Nowrap
Шаблон:Cvt net
@ 3200 rpm

Шаблон:Anchor Half-ton VC series

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The 1940 Dodge VC-1 / VC-2 Radio and Command Reconnaissance cars had a new body by Budd.
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The 1940 VC-6 Carry-all used this 1940 civilian panel-van body – with windows all-around, 4-wheel drive, and a front brush-guard. For 1941, this art deco body was used again, on the 4x2 drive WC-36 & WC-48 carry-alls, and the WC-37 / WC-49 panel vans.

The 1940 Dodge / Fargo VC models formed the first production run in the U.S. military's G-505 range of half-ton,[nb 6] light four-wheel drive trucks. Created by Chrysler, based on Dodge's lightest, new for 1939, commercial half-ton TC models of "express" pickups,[nb 7] and their carry-all,[25] the 1940 VC models formed the foundation for the subsequent 1941, GШаблон:Nbh505, Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton WC series trucks. (Dodge's naming system, back then, moved up the first letter alphabetically per model year, and the second letter tied to the truck's payload rating, based on chassis and components strength.)

All variants used the same Шаблон:Cvt wheelbase as the shortest civilian trucks, but with the addition of part-time four-wheel drive. Bodywork and sheet metal on the military VC series pick-ups and carryall were the same as the civilian models — however, for the command reconnaissance and radio cars, a new, dedicated open five seater body was created, manufactured by Budd Company.[25]

Also the same Шаблон:Cvt inline six, flathead engine was used, but Dodge raised its power output from a Шаблон:Cvt rating in the 1939 civilian TC,[53][54] to Шаблон:Cvt at 3000 rpm for their 1940 light VC models, and for the Army's G-505 VCs.[50][25] The transmission had 4 speeds, and the transfer case just one – it only shifted drive to the front axle, to engage or disengage four-wheel drive. On-road, it remained rear-wheel drive, to prevent binding that would damage the drivetrain while cornering, as there was no center differential.

The G-505 half-ton VC series came in six variants, numbered VC-1 to VC-6, and internally T-202 by Dodge:[25]Шаблон:Sfnp

  • VC-1: Command Reconnaissance car – 2,155 units
  • VC-2: Radio Command Reconnaissance – 34 units
  • VC-3: Closed cab Pickup with bed seating for troops – 816 units
  • VC-4: Closed cab Pickup without bed seats – 4 units
  • VC-5: Open cab Pickup with bed seating for troops – 1,607 units
  • VC-6: Carry-all – 24 units

None of these trucks came with winches yet.

Delivered from early 1940 under a production contract, these 4,640 half-ton trucks were both the U.S. Army's first ever scale procurement of 'light' four-wheel drive vehicles – and their first light 4x4 trucks that military men called "jeeps" – as well as a part of Dodge's first official production contract for four-wheel drive trucks from the U.S. military. All prior sales, for the Шаблон:Frac-ton trucks, although in the hundreds in 1934 and 1939, and even counting 1,700 in 1938, had been contracts for 'experimental' Army trucks. Шаблон:Break

Шаблон:Anchor Half-ton WC series

The half-ton, 4x4, Dodge WC series were evolutionary redesigns of the preceding VC series, retaining the military G-505 series code. Starting production in late 1940,[55]Шаблон:Sfnp until replacement by the 3/4Шаблон:Nbhton models in early 1942, they progressed through three mechanical engineering versions (T-207, T-211, and T-215), in barely a year and a half – while receiving the T-215 specification engine midway through production of the T-211 coded versions. Half-ton rated WC series models received thirty-eight numbers, roughly chronologically, in the WC-1 to WC-50 range, but skipping numbers WC-2, WC-28 to WC-35, and WC-44 to WC-46.

The WC series is immediately recognizable by its redesigned, now military sheet-metal. Wide-open, simplified front and rear fenders replaced the bulbous civilian ones, offering more wheel-travel, and less risk of wheels clogging stuck with thick mud in the wheel-well. The front brush-guard and grille were redesigned, replacing the civilian art-deco front with a single, integrated, upright, round welded grate.

The distribution across the versions was: Шаблон:Sfnp

  • 31,935 units of the WC-1 through WC-11 models, with the T-207 engineering code and a Шаблон:Convert engine with Шаблон:Convert;
  • 17,293 units of the WC-12 through WC-20 models, with the T-211 engineering code and initially the same engine, however during August 1941 the T-211 engine was increased to Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert, but the overall T-code number was not changed on affected models (e.g. WC-18) [3] Шаблон:Refn
  • 28,537 units of the WC-21 through WC-27 and WC-40 through WC-43 model, with the T-215 engineering code and a Шаблон:Convert engine with 92 HP.

The T-207 range had an uprated 85 hp engine, and these units had front axles with Bendix-Weiss constant-velocity joints, whereas T-211 and T-215 models were given front axles either made by Bendix or with Rzeppa design CV joints, made by Ford.

From the T-211 models onwards, the rear brakes were Шаблон:Convert instead of Шаблон:Convert drums.[56] Among the T-211 versions, no single WC model number was explicitly used for winch-equipped units.

The T-215 types introduced a military design dashboard with round gauges, replacing the civilian dash with square ones.[3]

A further 1,542 rear-wheel drive units (engineering code T-112) were built as WC-36 through WC-39, and WC-47 through WC-50 — mostly carry-alls and pick-ups). These retained civilian bodywork, fenders and grilles, as well as regular front axles, and a one-ton on-road rating.

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Open cab pickups/weapon carriers were the most numerous of the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton WC series

Common specifications

Шаблон:1/2-ton Ambulances

WC-9, WC-18, WC-27

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Dodge WC-9 Ambulance

Entering production during 1941 to early 1942,[57] they were specifically designed to serve as military ambulances. These early variants are distinguishable from the later ones by having a curved radiator grille, while the later ones (WC-51 onwards) featured a flat grille. These versions were given a longer Шаблон:Convert wheelbase.

Шаблон:1/2-ton Carry-alls

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Half-ton Carry-all (4x4 pictured)

WC-10, WC-17, WC-26, WC-36, WC-48

Carryall trucks with a nominal carrying capacity of Шаблон:Convert. The WC-10, WC-17 and WC-26 followed engineering patterns T-207, T-211 and T-215 respectively — whereas the WC-36 and WC-48 were T-112, rear-wheel drive only models, retaining civilian bodywork with bulbous fenders.

Шаблон:1/2-ton (Radio) Command Reconnaissance

Шаблон:Multiple image WC-6, WC-15, WC-23

Command / reconnaissance cars.

WC-7, WC-24

Command / reconnaissance car with winch.

WC-8, WC-16, WC-25

Radio car / Command reconnaissance car with radio, 12 volt.

Шаблон:1/2-ton Trucks, Closed Cab

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Dodge WC-14 pickup 1941

WC-1, WC-5, WC-12, WC-14, WC-40

Closed cab, two seater pickups with a nominal carrying capacity of a Шаблон:Convert. Some portion of these models were manufactured with winch,Шаблон:Sfnp at least of the WC-12, the WC-14 (pictured), and the WC-40, reducing the payload to Шаблон:Convert — but no distinct model number was assigned for such units. The WC-12's engine displacement was increased to the T-215's volume of Шаблон:Convert mid-series, after engine No. 42001.Шаблон:Sfnp

Шаблон:1/2-ton Trucks, Open Cab

Шаблон:Multiple image WC-3, WC-13, WC-21

Weapon carriers, two seater pickups with open cab. The open cab pickups could be fitted with an optional M24 machine gun mount, which bolted across the front of the bed. The mount could carry the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, as well as the M1919 Browning machine gun, and the 0.5 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun.

WC-4, WC-22

Open cab weapons carrier, with Braden MU winch, and transverse seats, designed to tow the 37mm M3 anti-tank gun as well as carry the gun crew and ammunition. This type was usually issued to early tank destroyer units. 5570 built.

Шаблон:1/2-ton (Radio) Panel Vans

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Half-ton 4x4 basic panel van.

WC-11, WC-19, WC-42

Almost 1,400 panel van trucks, and panel van bodied radio communication cars. At first, regular panel van trucks were ordered: 642 units of WC-11,[55]Шаблон:Sfnp and 103 units of WC-19.[58] The subsequent WC-42 panel vans were however furnished and equipped as radio communication cars. The 650 WC-42 radio panel vans almost outnumbered their bare transportation siblings, and they were also the only radio communication cars that Dodge built in a panel van body style in the entire VC and WC series range.

Almost half of production, 650 units, went to the British Empire under the U.S. Lend-Lease agreement.[59]

There were also negligible numbers made with civilian style bodywork, similar to the 1940 VC-6 Carryall, with only rear-wheel drive, with the T-112 (Dodge) and G-613 (U.S.) internal codes – six units of WC-37 (1941), and a further eight as WC-49, in 1942.

Шаблон:1/2-ton Telephone Service

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WC-43 K-50 phone service truck

Шаблон:Main WC-39, WC-43, WC-50

These models were built as technical service trucks for the U.S. Army Signal Corps, designed to install and repair hard telephone lines. Together with some earlier Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton GMC/Chevrolet models, and the later Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton WC-59 and WC-61, they were also known by the Signal Corps as the K-50 trucks.

Of the two-wheel drive WC-39 and WC-50, only a single unit of each were built, but the four-wheel drive WC-43 numbered 370 units.

Шаблон:1/2-ton Trucks, Emergency Repair

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M1 emergency repair truck, WC-41 — compare external picture here.

Шаблон:AnchorWC-5, WC-14, WC-20, WC-40, WC-41

Just over one thousand emergency repair chassis and trucks were ordered within the half-ton Dodge G-505, WC series.[55][58][60] The Dodge SNL G-657 Master Parts List doesn't explicitly list most of them as built to serve as emergency repair trucks, but the Summary Report of Acceptances, Tank-Automotive Materiel, 1940–1945, shows that at least 956 emergency repair chassis and trucks were received by the Army, involving at least all of the WC-14, WC-20, WC-40, and WC-41 models.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

Dodge delivered at least all thirty WC-20, and most of the WC-41 units, as closed cabs with a bare chassis, on a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase, fitted with dual rear wheels, though a minority, particularly of the WC-5, WC-14, and WC-40s, were possibly built on a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase; and some as pick-ups.Шаблон:Sfnp Most were furnished with third party utility service rear bodies, as M1 emergency repair trucks, to provide mobile facilities for emergency ordnance repair (G-061 / G-505). One other body-type was ordered: one T-211 oil servicing truck in 1941.[58]

U.S. Gvmt. Contract nr. Tech model Units ordered Vehicle / body type – as ordered [55][58][60] Units built Model code Vehicle / body type – Dodge description Шаблон:Sfnp Units accepted Summary Report of Acceptances model / type Шаблон:Sfnp
W-398-QM-8286 T-207 60 Emergency Repair 60 WC-5 Closed cab pickup – –
W-398-QM-9388 T-211 268 Emergency Repair 268 WC-14 Closed cab pickup 298 Emergency Repair, chassis
T-211 30 Emergency Repair, chassis 30 WC-20 Closed cab – bare chassis
W-398-QM-10327 T-215 275 Emergency Repair 275 WC-40 Closed cab pickup 275 Emergency Repair
W-398-QM-10327 T-215 267 Emergency Repair, chassis 267 WC-41 Closed cab – bare chassis 54 (Closed cab) chassis Шаблон:Sfnp
213 Chassis, Emergency Repair
W-398-QM-11244 T-215 39 Emergency Repair 39 WC-41 Closed cab 39 Emergency Repair, chassis
W-398-QM-11592 T-215 77 Emergency Repair, chassis 77 WC-41 Emergency Repair, cab & chassis 77 Emergency Repair, chassis

Шаблон:Anchor Three-quarter-ton models

Шаблон:Multiple image By late 1941, the Dodge WC range was significantly revised. All four-wheeled models were reinforced and uprated for a nominal three-quarter ton off-road payload; and later, for 1943, a stretched six-wheel drive, 1Шаблон:1/2-ton rated variant was developed.

All models were widened to front and rear tracks of Шаблон:Convert, widening the front track by as much as Шаблон:Convert, and the rear track by Шаблон:Convert on most models. The new axles were not only the same width, but also got the same differentials and axle carriers. The tires were widened from 7.50×16 to 9 inches (from 19 cm to 23 cm) wide. moreover, the bulk production variants were significantly shortened, giving the vehicles much more square proportions, like on their younger Шаблон:1/4Шаблон:Nbhton brothers. On all the troops & weapons carriers, and command / reconnaissance & radio trucks, the wheelbase were all cut by almost half a meter (18Шаблон:Nbspin / 46Шаблон:Nbspcm), from a Шаблон:Convert to a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase. Only ambulances, carry-alls, and technical service trucks kept a long wheelbase. Panel vans were dropped from the range and no longer made.

The big volume models (the WC-51/-52, and the WC-56/-57/-58) also got literally more square bodies, and overall length to width ratios. The integrated grille / brush-guard became straight, and the hoods (bonnets) became lower and wider, and were flattened – both as in losing their previous curvature, and now just being horizontal – so they became more useful as an improvised table-top, and the front windows / windshields on these models could now also be folded forward, to lay flat on their hoods, just like on the Шаблон:1/4-ton jeeps. Under the hood, the Шаблон:3/4-tons kept the 6-cylinder inline, L-head engine of 92 hp (73 kW) gross, from the later model halfШаблон:Nbhton WC series.

The biggest volume production variants, the WC-51 and-52 pick-up / troops and weapons-carrier models, received a completely redesigned rear bed, that mostly consisted of two longitudinal, rectangular boxes, that integrated the rear wheel wells with under-seat stowage compartments fore and aft of the rear wheels, while now seating the troops sideways and on top of the rear wheels, facing each other, instead of a in a commercial, "step-side" bed, in between the wheels. The new bed/box design widened these models to 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), and offered much more space for the troops' backpacks and gear, between their feet, and under the seats. AШаблон:Nbspsingle such truck, at just Шаблон:Cvt long (or 14 ft 9 in / 4.48 m with winch), offered practical all-terrain transportation for a full eight man rifle squad, their weapons and gear.

With the nickname 'jeep' now moving on to the smaller Шаблон:1/4Шаблон:Nbhton trucks, some soldiers called the Dodges 'Beeps' (for "Big jeep") instead.[61]

Eventually, almost half of the more than fifty different WCШаблон:Nbspseries models manufactured – almost 183,000 trucks – were WCШаблон:Nbh51 & WCШаблон:Nbh52 cargo/troop and weapons carriers — and one third of those with an engine-powered front winch.

Шаблон:3/4-ton Ambulances

Шаблон:Main WC-54

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1943 WC-54 Ambulance

The WC-54 Truck, 3/4 ton, 4×4 Ambulance, Dodge (G-502), was produced as an ambulance, but a few were modified to serve as radio/telephone trucks with the US Signal Corps. A total of 26,002 WC-54 units were built from 1942 through 1944, after which the ambulance was redesigned, and replaced by the WC-64 in 1945.Шаблон:Sfnp[62]

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Dodge WC-64 Ambulance

WC-64

The WC-64 KD Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Ambulance Dodge (G-502) was an ambulance based on the same chassis as the WC-54 but with a knock-down body designed to increase the number of vehicles that could be shipped at the same time. The rear boxes were supplied in two major parts: lower and upper. The lower part of the box was attached to the chassis at the factory, while the upper box was crated for installation in the field.[63] 3,500 Knock-down ambulances were built between the beginning of 1945 and the end of the war,[64] the great majority (2,531 units) went to allies under lend-lease:[59]

  • 1,123 to the Free French forces
  • 644 to British Commonwealth
  • 475 to China
  • 149 to Brazil and 82 to other Latin American republics

Шаблон:3/4-ton Carryall

Шаблон:Multiple image WC-53

A carryall, mechanically the WC-53 was virtually identical to the WC-54 but was fitted with a body which was the 1939 civilian carryall modified to military specifications. All four rear side windows were wind-up opening and the seating consisted of front folding passenger seat to allow rear access, two person second row leaving space to access to the rear full width three person seat. The spare wheel was carried on a mount on the driver's side and although the door was fully operational it could not be opened and the driver had to enter from the passenger side. The rear end had split tailgates.[65]Шаблон:Sfnp
WC-53s were also fitted as radio trucks with a bench on the left side with the operator seated sideways. 8,400 WC-53: Truck, 3/4 ton, 4×4 Dodge Carryall (G-502) were built. No carryalls came from the factory with a winch, though there was a field modification available.[66]

Шаблон:3/4-ton (Radio) Command Reconnaissance

WC-56

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Rear of command car, desert tan
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The WC-56 was wider and much shorter than the Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton command cars, giving it squat proportions.

The WC-56 Truck, Command Reconnaissance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 w/o Winch, Dodge (G-502) was a command and reconnaissance vehicle akin to a large quarter-ton jeep. It did not prove popular as it was heavier and not as maneuverable as the jeep, and its distinctive profile made it a target. The soft-top included side-curtains, for better weather shielding. 21,156 units were built.Шаблон:Sfnp[62]

  • Length: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.07 m)
  • Weight: 5,335 lb (2,420 kg)
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)

WC-57

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Unlike jeeps, the Dodge command cars' soft-top included canvas sides (WC-57 with winch).

The WC-57 Truck, Command Reconnaissance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 w/Winch Dodge (G-502) was identical to the WC-56, but fitted with a Braden MU2 7,500 lb (3,402 kg) capacity winch at the front bumper. 6,010 units built.Шаблон:Sfnp[62]

  • Length: 14 ft 8 in (4.46 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.07 m)
  • Weight: 5,644 lb ( 2,560 kg)
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)

WC-58

The WC-58 Truck, Radio, 3/4 ton, 4×4 w/o Winch, Dodge (G-502) was identical to the WC-56 Command / Reconnaissance Car, but fitted with a Signal Corps Radio set in front of the rear seat, and a 12-volt electrical system.Шаблон:Sfnp Some WC-58 models may have been built, based on the WC-57 with winch, as well.[6][67] A total of 2,344 radio equipped units were built,[68] but it is unclear whether these were included as part of the WC-56 / WC-57 production, or constituted an additional 2,344 WC-58 radio car units.

  • Length: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) / 14 ft 7 in (4.46 m) with winch
  • Width: 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.07 m)
  • Weight: 5,644 lb (2,560 kg)
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)

Шаблон:Anchor Шаблон:3/4-ton Trucks, Weapons Carrier

WC-51 and WC-52

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With its top and bows down, the WC-51/52 followed the low-profile design doctrine – in Russian called the "Dodge 3/4"[5] – UMMC Museum of Military and Automotive Equipment, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia.
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Up to ten troops would fit in a WC-51 or WC-52. Shown WC-52 is identical to the WC-51, but with a power take-off front winch.

The G-502, WC-51 & WC-52: "Truck, Cargo, Шаблон:3/4-ton, 4x4, Weapons Carrier" (T-214; from early 1942), had largely redesigned bodies and frames, compared to their half-ton, 1940–1941 forebears, yet retained mechanically as much as possible — improving what was necessary, while maintaining supply, logistics, and training continuity. The design was now blatantly more jeep-like, with a much shorter, lower, wider, versatile, open cab pickup body. The hood became flat and horizontal, and the windshield could now also be folded forward, flat on it. With the top and bows down, the WC-51 and -52 followed the low-profile design doctrine of the time. Engine and drive-train were almost completely carried over from the T-215 half-tons, except for the uprated, wider track axles (Шаблон:Convert), which were now Шаблон:Convert closer together, for a Шаблон:Convert wheelbase.

The WC-51 and -52 could be fitted with an optional M24A1 machine gun mount, or other devices. The M24A1 mount bolted across the front of the bed, and could carry the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, the M1919 Browning machine gun, or the M2 Browning machine gun. Lack of a winch gave the WC-51 a Шаблон:Convert shorter front overhang, and thus a better approach angle. The WC-52 not only differed from the WC-51 by having a power take-off driven Braden MUШаблон:Nbh2 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) capacity winch on the front bumper, but to accommodate it, the WC-52 was actually built on its own, longer frame. With about every third unit carrying a winch, these were thus rarely ever retrofitted.

Almost three quarters of Dodge's 255,195 total Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton, G-502, WC series production, were built as WC-51 and WC-52, cargo, troops and weapon carriers. 123,541 were built without winch as the WC-51, and 59,114 with a front winch as WC-52 — for a total of 182,655 units.[4] When adding the 5,380 WC-55, M6 Gun Motor Carriages, that were later downgraded back to WC-52 specification, it brings the total number to over 188,000 of these models. Although nearly a quarter of that (44,229) were passed on to allies, mostly through Lend-Lease, once the 1939 U.S. Army reorganization from 8Шаблон:Nbhman to 12Шаблон:Nbhman (rifle) squads got tied more closely into troop-car procurement, Dodge received orders for a similar amount (43,224 built) of the stretched, 12Шаблон:Nbhtroop (one squad) capacity, WC-62 & WC-63, 1Шаблон:1/2Шаблон:Nbhton, 6x6 trucks.

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WC-51 cabin interior
  • Length: Шаблон:Cvt, or Шаблон:Cvt with winch
  • Width: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 meters)
  • Height (with canvas cover): 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
  • Height (with top down): 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
  • Weight: 5,250 lb (2,382 kg) net – 5,550 lb (2,518 kg) net with winch
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)
  • Tires: 9.00 x 16 in., 8ply

A substantial amount – almost a quarter – of all the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton weapons carriers (a total of 44,229 WC-51 and WC-52 trucks), were provided through Lend-Lease to various Allies:[59]

  • 24,902 to the Soviet Union, who used some to pull their ZiS-3 76-mm anti-tank guns,[4]
  • 10,884 to Britain
  • 3,711 to China
  • 3,495 to the Free French forces
  • 954 to Brazil and 204 to other Latin American countries

Шаблон:3/4-ton Truck, M6 Gun Motor Carriage

Шаблон:Main

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WC-55, M6 Gun Motor Carriage

WC-55

The M6 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage, 3/4-ton, 4×4 (abbreviated as M6 GMC), or fully described "M6 Fargo Gun Motor Carriage with 37mm Anti-tank Gun," (by Dodge numbered WC-55), was a modified G-502 Dodge WC-52, designed and built to carry an M3A1 37mm anti-tank gun combined with gun shield, mounted on its cargo bed, facing rearward. The WC-55 with gun combination was designated by Standard Nomenclature List supply catalog number G-121. A total of 5,380 were built by Fargo in 1942,Шаблон:Sfnp but most were later dismantled / downgraded and returned to service as WC-52 cargo trucks.

Fielded as a stopgap design from late 1942 in North Africa, in limited use with the US Army Tank Destroyer Battalions, and in the Pacific War in 1943/1944, improvements in enemy tanks quickly rendered the 37mm gun underpowered, and better guns became available. The WC-55 was first downgraded to "limited standard" in 1943, and subsequently declared obsolete, finally by early 1945.

  • Length: 14 ft 8Шаблон:1/2 in (4.48 m)
  • Width: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) to top of gun shield
  • Weight: 5,600 lb (2 540 kg)
  • Storage: 80 rounds of 37mm munitions

Шаблон:3/4-ton Telephone Service

Шаблон:Main WC-59

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WC-59, Шаблон:3/4-ton K-50 telephone truck with ladder on side.

The WC-59 Truck, Telephone Maintenance, 3/4 ton, 4×4 Dodge (G-502) was designed to install and repair telephone lines. Based on the same chassis as the WC-54 ambulances, sharing a Шаблон:Convert longer wheelbase than the regular Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton WC series. The spare wheel was carried behind the seats, and a step ladder fitted where the spare wheel normally would have been. 549 units were built. The bespoke bed made it a K-50 truck to the Signal Corps. These were initially fitted to both Dodge and Chevrolet chassis.

  • Length: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
  • Weight: 5,357 lb (2,430 kg)
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)

WC-61

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WC-61 / K-50B truck

The WC-61 Light Maintenance Truck, 3/4 ton, 4×4 Dodge (G-502) was also designed to install and repair telephone lines. Replacement for the WC-59, the WC-61 had the step ladder mounted on the roof, the spare wheel was still fitted behind the seats, and the tool trunks were accessible from the outside. Just 58 were built. The US Signal Corps referred to these as the K-50B truck.

  • Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.73 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
  • Height (without ladder): 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
  • Weight: 5,952 lb (2,700 kg)
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)

Шаблон:3/4-ton Truck, Emergency Repair

Шаблон:AnchorWC-60

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Dodge WC-60 Emergency Repair Chassis, M2

The WC-60 chassis, fitted with a bed similar to the WC-61 by the American Coach and Body Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, formed the M2 Emergency Repair truck, 3/4 ton, 4×4 Dodge (SNL supply code G-061), a mobile workshop designed for field maintenance. Its open-topped service-type bed featured numerous tool trunks and stowage bins, accessible from the outside. 296 units were built.

  • Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.73 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
  • Weight: 5,952 lb (2 700 kg)
  • Payload: 1,750 lb (800 kg)

Шаблон:Anchor One-and-a-half-ton models

Шаблон:Multiple image

WC-62

The G-507 Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1Шаблон:1/2-ton, 6x6 Truck, Dodge (WC-62 w/o Winch) was based on a lengthened WC-51 Weapons Carrier with an extra axle added. When the U.S. Army enlarged rifle squads from eight to twelve men, the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhton no longer sufficed, and a Шаблон:Convert longer 6×6 variant was created that used most of the mechanical parts and the whole front sheet metal and cabin of the G-502. The G-507 trucks could be driven by all six wheels (6x6) or by the four rear wheels only (6×4).[69]

A number of components needed further strengthening in this design, and many of these reinforcements were also incorporated in subsequent Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons production – both making these even more robust, as well as benefiting the spare parts and supply-chain, by keeping the most future parts suitable and interchangeable on the Шаблон:3/4Шаблон:Nbhtons and the Шаблон:FracШаблон:Nbhtons. Six-wheel drive production amounted to 43,224 units total,[2] — 23,092 WC-62 units without winch, and 20,132 WC-63 variants with winch.[62]Шаблон:Sfnp One prototype was produced as an armored car.[70]

A total of 6,344 WC-62 and WC-63 cargo trucks were provided to World War II Allies — 4,074 to the Free French forces, 2,123 to British, and 137 units to Brazil.[59]

  • Length: 17 ft 11 in (5.47 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
  • Height (with canvas cover): 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
  • Height (with top down): 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
  • Weight: 6,925 lb (3,141 kg)
  • Payload: 3,300 lb (1,500 kg)

WC-63

The WC-63 Truck, Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1Шаблон:1/2 ton, 6×6 with Winch, Dodge (G-507) Weapons Carrier was based on a lengthened WC-52 with an extra axle added. Identical to the WC-62 but fitted with a PTO-powered Braden MU2 winch, initially of Шаблон:Convert, later Шаблон:Convert capacity.

  • Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
  • Width: 6 ft 11 in (2.10 m)
  • Height (with canvas cover): 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
  • Height (with top down): 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
  • Weight: 7,175 lb (3,250 kg)
  • Payload: 3,300 lb (1500 kg)

Comprehensive models table

The table below lists the comprehensive set of models in the Dodge WC series family showing the different codes that were assigned together with each model's core specifications. [nb 8]

Different colors have been used to code groupings for maximum convenience, based on nominal payload rating, model family, and wheels and drive.

Lend-lease models (mainly for Russia), and Canadian-built models are presented in red, at the bottom.

Table of Dodge VC and WC series vehicles, codes and specifications
Payload rating Dodge model US Army SNL-nr. Dodge
T-code		 Wheels & drive U.S. Mil.
body code Шаблон:Sfnp		 Model and body description Winch Years Number built Wheel base Length Width Height Payload
Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-1 G-505 T-202 4×4 USM-BT-15 Command reconnaissance 1940 2,155 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-2 G-505 T-202 4×4 USM-BT-15 Radio command reconnaissance 1940 34 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-3 G-505 T-202 4×4 USM-BT-5 Pick-up, closed cab, with troop seats 1940 816 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-4 G-505 T-202 4×4 USM-BT-5 Pick-up, closed cab, no bed seats 1940 4 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-5 G-505 T-202 4×4 USM-BT-9 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats 1940 1,607 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton VC-6 G-505 T-202 4×4 USM-BT-7 Carry-all 1940 24 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-1 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-6 Pick-up, closed cab; longitudinal seats 1941 2,573 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-3 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-10 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats 1941 7,808 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-4 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-10 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats w / winch 1941 5,570 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-5 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-6 Pick-up, closed cab; no bed seating 1941 60 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-6 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-17 Command reconnaissance 1941 9,365 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-7 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-17 Command reconnaissance w / winch 1941 1,438 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-8 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-17 Radio command reconnaissance 1941 548 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-9 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-19 Ambulance 1941 2,288 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-10 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-7 Carry-all 1941 1,643 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-11 G-505 T-207 4×4 USM-BT-13 Panel van 1941 642 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-12 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-6 Pick-up, closed cab 1941 6,047 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-13 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-10 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier 1941 4,019 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-14 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-6 Pick-up, closed cab / Emergency Repair [nb 9] 1941 268 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-15 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-17 Command reconnaissance 1941 3,980 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-16 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-17 Radio command reconnaissance 1941 1,284 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-17 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-7 Carry-all 1941 274 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-18 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-19 Ambulance 1941 1,555 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-19 G-505 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-13 Panel van 1941 103 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-20 G-061 T-211 4×4 USM-BT-1 Emergency repair, M1, Closed cab chassis 1941 30 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1420 lb / 2170 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-21 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-10 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats 1941–1942 14,287 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-22 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-10 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier w / winch 1941 1,900 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-23 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-17 Command reconnaissance 1941–1942 2,637 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-24 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-17 Command reconnaissance w / winch 1941–1942 1,412 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 700 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-25 G-505 T-215 4 x 4 USM-BT-17 Radio command reconnaissance 1941–1942 1,630 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-26 G-505 T-215 4 x 4 USM-BT-7 Carry-all 1941–1942 2,900 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-27 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-19 Ambulance 1941–1942 2,579 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-36 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-7 Carry-all 1941 400 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-37 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-14* Panel van — VC model civilian body 1941 6 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-38 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-5* Pick-up, closed cab – VC model civilian body 1941 362 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-39 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-12 Telephone installation, K-50 1941 1 Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-40 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-6 Pick-up, closed cab / Emergency Repair [nb 9] 1941 275 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-41A G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-6 Pick-up, closed cab / Emergency Repair [nb 9] 1941 39 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-41B G-061 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-1 Emergency repair, M1, Closed cab chassis 1941–1942 306 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1420 lb / 2170 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-42 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-13 Radio – Panel van 1942 650 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1000 lb / 1300 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-43 G-505 T-215 4×4 USM-BT-12 Telephone installation, K-50 1942 370 Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-47 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-5* Pick-up, closed cab — VC model civilian body 1942 390 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-48 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-7 Carry-all 1942 374 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-49 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-14* Panel van — VC model civilian body 1942 8 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-50 G-613 T-112 4×2 USM-BT-12 Telephone installation, K-50 1942 1 Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-51 G-502 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-11 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier 1942–1945 123,541 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-52 G-502 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-11 Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier w / winch 1942–1945 59,114 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-53 G-502 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-8 Carry-all 1942–1943 8,400 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-54 G-502 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-20 Ambulance 1942–1944 26,002 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-55 G-121 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-11 Pick-up, open cab "M6 Gun Motor Carriage" w / winch 1942 5,380 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-56 G-502 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-16 Command reconnaissance 1942–1944 21,156 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1500 lb / 1800 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-57 G-502 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-16 Command reconnaissance w / winch 1942–1944 6,010 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1500 lb / 1800 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-58 G-502 T-214 4 x 4 USM-BT-16 Radio command reconnaissance unclear 1942 2,344 Шаблон:Refn Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 1500 lb / 1800 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-59 G-502 T-214 4 x 4 USM-BT-21 Telephone installation, K-50 1942–1943 549 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 500 lb / 1210 lb Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-60 G-061 T-214 4×4 USM-BT-22 Emergency repair, M2, Closed cab chassis 1943 300 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-61 G-502 T-214 4×4 Phone / Maintenance, K-50B 1943 58 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
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1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-401 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-3 Pick-up / cargo, closed cab 1940 3,122 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-402 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-3 Pick-up / cargo, closed cab w / winch 1940 491 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-403 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-4 Dump truck, closed cab 1940 323 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-404 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-3 Pick-up / cargo, closed cab 1940 1,956 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-405 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-3 Pick-up / cargo, closed cab w / winch 1940 509 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-406 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-4 Dump truck, closed cab 1940 67 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton VF-407 G-621 T-203 4×4 USM-BT-18 Ambulance 1940 3 Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-62 G-507 T-223 6×6 USM-BT-25/26 (Personnel and) Cargo Carrier 1943–1945 23,092 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Refn Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 89Шаблон:3/4 in /
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1Шаблон:1/2-ton WC-63 G-507 T-223 6×6 USM-BT-23/24 (Personnel and) Cargo Carrier w / winch 1943–1945 20,132 Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Refn Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert 89Шаблон:3/4 in /
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1Шаблон:1/2-ton T-203B T-203-B 4×4 Lend-lease Cargo truck / Lend-Lease to Russia 1940 1,500 [71] Шаблон:Convert
1Шаблон:1/2-ton WF-32 G-618 T-118 4×2 Lend-lease;
made in Iran		 Closed cab, stake and platform 1942–1944 9,600 [29] Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:1/2-ton D8A — T-212 4×4 Canadian production Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier 3,001 [72] Шаблон:Convert
Шаблон:3/4-ton D3/4 APT — T-236 4×4 Canadian production Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; Air-Portable w / winch 1945 11,750 [72] Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Refn Шаблон:Convert

Service history

Шаблон:Expand section Although Chrysler / Dodge supplied over 380,000 WC-series to the war effort – more than the number of MB jeeps actually built by Willys (some 360,000), and the vehicles served with equal versatility – the Dodge WC-series, that were nicknamed "jeeps" by the soldiers, before that moniker subsequently migrated to its quarter-ton brothers, never received any comparable level of fame. The Dodge WC-series have therefore been called one of WWШаблон:NbspII's unsung heroes.[73][nb 10]

Lend-Lease

Almost 60,000 Dodge WC series models were provided to the U.S.' allies of World War II under the Lend-Lease program:[59]

  • 650 of the total 1,400 Шаблон:1/2-ton Panel vans built, possibly with radio, went to the British,
  • 886 Шаблон:3/4-ton Carry-alls went mainly to the British and the Soviets, with small numbers to various other countries,
  • over 2,500 of the total 3,500 WC-64, Шаблон:3/4-ton knock-down ambulances went primarily to the Free French, the British, and to China,
  • some 3,800 Шаблон:3/4-ton WC-56 / WC-57 Command Cars (with or without winch) went mainly to the British, the Free French, and to China,
  • plus a further 650 Шаблон:3/4-ton Radio cars, likely WC-58 model, also for the British,
  • the bulk of lend-lease Dodges – over 44,000 units – were WC-51 and WC-52 Шаблон:3/4-ton Troops and Weapons Carriers – see their section above,
  • and lastly, 6,344 of WC-62 and WC-63 1Шаблон:1/2-ton, 6x6 Cargo, Troops and Weapons Carriers were provided – mainly to the French (over 4,000), and to the British (over 2,000).

To the Soviets, the almost 25,000 new 1942 all-wheel drive Шаблон:3/4-ton multi-purpose WC series were so fundamentally innovative, that they fitted no standard Red Army category. Russia much appreciated these vehicles, that perfectly filled the gap between 4WD automobiles and heavy trucks, and simply called them "Dodge three-quarters".[5]

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  • Red Army by Lend-Lease during World War II – according to US data: 25,202 Dodge WC series, including 24,902 WC-51 and WC-52 were sent to USSR; according to Soviet data: 19,600 Dodge WC series (Dodge 3/4) were actually delivered and assembled.[75]

At least two survived in running condition in Russian museums:

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Israel built ad-hoc reconnaissance-assault car with 'sandwich' armor and turret, on the Dodge WC-52 chassis, for the 1948 independence war.[77]

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In popular culture

Dodge WC series vehicles are visible in many World War II movies, and American TV series. One of the most conspicuous examples is the frequent use of the WC-54 ambulances in the acclaimed M*A*S*H TV series, situated in the Korean War.

In many WW II films, directors would place high-ranking allied officers in Dodge Command Cars, although in reality, the German military quickly realized that personnel riding in the Command Cars were typically prime targets, and Allied generals and dignitaries would in reality prefer to ride in regular jeeps, to prevent advertising themselves as high-profile targets.

See also

Notes

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