United States' Dodge T214, 3/4 Ton, 4x4 truck, "Beeps"
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Design
The Dodge T214 first appeared in June 1942.1
It had an open body with a canvas cover.1
Prototype
Production
- Dodge T214:
Variants
- Dodge T214:
- Dodge T214-WC51: Weapons carrier.1
- Dodge T214-WC52: Weapons carrier with a winch.1
- Dodge T214-WC53: General purpose and command.1 Had side doors.1
- Dodge T214-WC54: Ambulance.1
- Dodge T214-WC55 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage M6: Carried a 37 mm gun.1
- Dodge T214-WC56: Command reconnaissance.1 Often used by high ranking officers.1 Map boards.1
- Dodge T214-WC57: Command reconnaissance with a winch.1
- Dodge T214-WC58: Radio.1
- Dodge T214-WC59: Maintenance.1
- Dodge T214-WC60: Repair.1
- Dodge T214-WC61: Telephone installation and maintenance.1
- Dodge T214-WC64: Ambulance.1
Usage
Specifications
| Dodge T214-WC56, 3/4 Ton, 4x4 truck | |
|---|---|
| Crew | |
| Radio | |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | |
| Length | 13' 11"1 4.24 m1 |
| Height | 6' 9.5"1 2.07 m1 |
| Width | 6' 6.5"1 1.99 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Wheelbase | 5,400 lb1 2,449 kg1 |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | 1: Dodge T2141 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 61 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 921 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Radiator (Type) | |
| Capacity | |
| Transmission (Type) | 4 forward, 1 reverse1 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Gear ratios | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Speed - Road | |
| Max speed towing | |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Road radius towing | |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Climbing ability towing | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Wheels (Type) | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Tires | 9.00x161 |
| Tread center to center |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
