Studebaker US6 2½-ton 6×6 truck
The Studebaker US6 (G630) was a series of 2+1⁄2-ton 6×6 and 5-ton 6×4 trucks manufactured by the Studebaker Corporation and REO Motor Car Company during World War II. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 2+1⁄2-short-ton (5,000 lb; 2,300 kg) cargo load over any type of terrain in any weather. Most of these were exported to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease by the USA during World War II, since the competing GMC 6×6 CCKW design proved to be more suitable for Western Front conditions.
| Studebaker US6 | |
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Studebaker US6 U4 Cargo truck | |
| Type | 2+1⁄2-ton 6×6 trucks and 5-ton 6×4 trucks |
| Place of origin | Studebaker Automotive Plant, South Bend, Indiana, USA Studebaker Chippewa Ave. Assembly, South Bend, Indiana, USA |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Studebaker |
| Designed | Before 1940 |
| Manufacturer | Studebaker and REO |
| Produced | 1941–1945 |
| No. built | More than 200,000 |
| Specifications (U1 Cargo) | |
| Mass | 9,875 lb (4,479 kg) empty |
| Length | 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m) |
| Width | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
| Height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) top of cab 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) overall |
| Engine | Hercules JXD inline-6 gasoline motor 86 hp (64 kW) |
| Transmission | 5 spd. × 2 range trf. case |
| Suspension | Beam axles on leaf springs |
Operational range | 236 mi (379.8 km) |
| Maximum speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
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