The Red Army "C-3-23-81" is a CCKW-352 B-2
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GMC CCKW-352, 2.5-ton, 6x6, Cargo
The GMC CCKW-35x, better known as "Deuce-and-a-Half" or "Jimmy", was the standard medium truck in the U.S.Army throughout the war.
Out of more than half a million produced from 1941 on (among them 21,500 CCKW-352),
- with all kinds of bodies,
- with the short 145in. wheelbase (as shown here) and the long 164in. wheelbase of the CCKW-353,
- with open and closed (starting in July 1943) cab,
- with ("B") and and without ("A") winch,
- with Timken split axle ("1") and Chevrolet banjo axle ("2"),
the Soviet Union received only 6,700 pieces through Lend-Lease, almost exclusively of the CCKW-352 type.
In relation to the supply numbers, the GMC was outclassed by the Studebaker US6, but still ahead of the International M-5-6-318.
Note
The vehicle shown here respresents an early production type, as is indicated by the "GMC" embleme on the upper brushguard, omitted from July 1942 onwards, the wiper still fixed to the cab instead of the windshield frame, and the all-steel cargo body used until August 1942.
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