Great Britain's Bedford, Truck, 15 cwt, 4x2
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Bedford, Truck, 15 cwt, 4x2: |
Design
In 1935 the War Office conducted tests on a commercial trucks that were modified by Bedford.1
After more rounds of modifications and tests an order was finally placed in August 1939 for 2,000.1
Prototype
Production
- Bedford, Truck, 15 cwt, 4x2: 250,0001
- Manufacturer: Bedford1
- Production: 1939 - ?1
Variants
- Bedford, Truck, 15 cwt, 4x2:
Usage
Used by all branches of the British military.1
Life After World War II
The Bedford 15 cwt trucks were used well into the 1950s.1
Specifications
| Bedford, Truck, 15 cwt, GS, 4x2 MWD | |
|---|---|
| Crew | |
| Passengers | |
| Radio | |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 4,700 lb1 2,132 kg1 |
| Length | 14' 4.5"1 4.38 m1 |
| Height | 7' 6"1 2.29 m1 |
| Width | 6' 6.5"1 1.99 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Wheelbase | 8' 3"1 2.51 m1 |
| Armament | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | 1: Bedford OHV1 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 61 |
| Capacity | 3.5 l1 |
| Net HP | 721 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 4 forward, 1 reverse1 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 21 |
| Tires | 9.00x161 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
