Great Britain's Humber, Lorry, 8 cwt, 4x2
Photos
Design
The Humber 8 cwt was produced in 4x2 and 4x4 versions.1
Eventually it was decided to no longer manufacture 8 cwt vehicles as the 5 cwt and 15 cwt worked.1
Radio (Fitted For Wireless)
The No. 11 radio was installed in the rear of the truck.1 There was a generator that charged the radio batteries.1
Prototype
Production
- Humber, Lorry, 8 cwt:
- Manufacturer: Humber1, Ford1, Morris1
Variants
- Humber, Lorry, 8 cwt:
- Humber, Lorry, 8 cwt, 4x2, FFW: Fitted For Wireless (FFW).1 Had a map table.1 No. 11 radio.1
- Humber, Lorry, 8 cwt, 4x4, FFW: Fitted For Wireless (FFW).1 Had a map table.1 No. 11 radio.1
Usage
Specifications
| Humber, Lorry, 8 cwt, 4x2, FFW | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 11 |
| Passengers | 2 (radio operators)1 |
| Radio | No. 111 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 3,900 lb1 1,769 kg1 |
| Length | 14' 7"1 4.44 m1 |
| Height | 6' 2.5"1 1.89 m1 |
| Width | 6' 5"1 1.96 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Wheelbase | 9' 4"1 2.84 m1 |
| Armament | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | 1: Humber1 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 61 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 851 |
| 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 | 2 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
