United States' Dodge T215, 1/2 Ton, 4x4 truck
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Design
In 1940 a contract for 14,000 Dodge trucks was placed.1
Chassis
A commercial chassis was the basis for the Dodge T215.1
Prototype
Production
- Dodge T215: 82,0001
- Manufacturer: Dodge1
- Production: 1940 - 19421
Variants
- Dodge T215-WC23: Command and reconnaissance.1
- Dodge T215-WC27: Ambulance.1
- International M-1-4: Similar to the Dodge T215 but made for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.1
Usage
Lend Lease
Many of the Dodge T215-WC27s were supplied to the Soviet Union and Britain.1
Specifications
| Dodge T215-WC27, 1/2 Ton, Ambulance, 4x4 truck | |
|---|---|
| Crew | |
| Radio | |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 4,510 lb1 2,046 kg1 |
| Length | 15' 4"1 4.67 m1 |
| Height | 7'1 2.13 m1 |
| Width | 6' 4"1 1.93 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Wheelbase | 9' 8"1 2.95 m1 |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | 1: Dodge T2151 |
| 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 | 7.50x161 |
| Tread center to center |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
