[WWII] 4 4x4 4U

Phaelen Bleux · 07-22-2011, 08:18 AM

Stower 40 (Kfz 2)
By 1934, The Germans had begun to build standardized military vehicles for the Wehrmacht instead of militarizing civilian designs. The Kfz 2 entered production in 1936, and was built by Stower, BMW and Hanomag. It was a basic 4x4 vehicle, and most often used as a radio car.
The car can carry one driver and three passengers seated in exposed seats with a ragtop. The Kfz 2 burns 1.7 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $2.25. It can ford depths of up to 1'.

Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1.
Powertrain: 37-kW Standard gasoline engine with 37-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 15-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery.
Occ.: 1 XCS Body, 3 XPS Body
Cargo: 10 Body

Armor
All: 3/5

Equipment:
Medium-range radio transmitter and receiver (10-mile).

Statistics:
Size: 12'x5'x6' Payload: 0.45 tons Lwt.: 2.00 tons
Volume: 36 Maint.: 293 hours Cost: $464
HT: 11. HPs: 125 Body, 22 each Wheel.
gSpeed: 63 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure: Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes:
Design loaded weight was 3,747 lbs.; this was increased 6% to the historical. The fuel capacity is a guess. Design gSpeed was 69 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown.

Phaelen Bleux · 07-22-2011, 08:19 AM

Dodge WC53
Essentially Dodge's version of the Jeep, the WC53 was a 4x4 command and reconnaissance vehicle used for liaison and scouting duties. It featured a canvas top and sides and map boards. It was also used as an officer's transport.
The car can carry one driver, and three passengers. The WC53 burns 1.7 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $3.75. It can ford depths of up to 1.5' and has a range of 281 miles.

Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1.
Powertrain: 69-kW Standard gasoline engine with 69-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 25-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery.
Occ.: 1 XCS, 3 XPS
Cargo: 5 Body

Armor
All: 3/5

Statistics:
Size: 14'x6.5'x7' Payload: 0.58 tons Lwt.: 2.69 tons
Volume: 36 Maint.: 250 hours Cost: $642
HT: 12. HPs: 250 Body, 44 each Wheel.
gSpeed: 69 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure: High. ¼ Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes:
Design loaded weight was 5,686 lbs.; this was decreased 5% to the historical. Chassis weight, cost and HP were doubled to increase design weight. The design purchases a 30-gallon fuel tank; the historical capacity is shown. Design gSpeed was 81 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown (but see the entry on Jeeps on p. W106 about top sustained speeds).

Phaelen Bleux · 07-22-2011, 08:19 AM

Dodge T215 Ambulance (WC 21/22)
The predecessor to the ¾-ton Dodge "Beep" (p. W:MP33), the ½-ton Dodge was essentially a commercial truck given all-wheel drive. Like the Beep, it was used for a variety of purposes (command, recon, radio carrier, and weapons carrier) with an open canvas-covered bed, or with fixed bodywork as an ambulance. It was also supplied to the UK and USSR. Production began in mid-1940, and some 28,537 vehicles were manufactured.
As an ambulance, the truck can carry one driver, one passenger and four stretchers in the covered bed. The T215 burns 1.7 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $3.75. It can ford depths of up to 2' and has a range of 311 miles.

Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1.
Powertrain: 69-kW Standard gasoline engine with 69-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 25-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery.
Occ.: 1 CS, 1PS, 4 Stretchers Body
Cargo: 0 Body

Armor
All: 3/5

Equipment:
Four stretchers.

Statistics:
Size: 15'x6'x7' Payload: 0.68 tons Lwt.: 2.25 tons
Volume: 36 Maint.: 267 hours Cost: $562
HT: 10. HPs: 125 Body, 22 each Wheel.
gSpeed: 44 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure: Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes:
Design loaded weight was 4,646 lbs.; this was decreased 1% to the historical. (Another source lists total weight as 2.7 tons and empty weight as 2 tons.) The design purchases a 30-gallon fuel tank; the historical capacity is shown. Design gSpeed was 89 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown (but see the entry on Jeeps on p. W106 about top sustained speeds).
The vehicle as designed is over by 19 VSPs, mainly due to the VSPs of the stretchers. However, the ¾-ton "Beep" uses the Small chassis as well, and one of the variants states that it can carry 4 stretchers as well.

Phaelen Bleux · 07-22-2011, 08:20 AM

Chevrolet C60L
Build in Canada for Commonwealth forces, the C60L was a 4x4 3-ton truck. In addition to cargo transport, it was used as a fuel tanker, ambulance, and recovery vehicle. It featured a canvas-covered bed, and a cab that could be a hardtop or ragtop.
As a cargo carrier, the truck can carry one driver, one passenger and 3 tons of cargo in the covered bed. The C60L burns 3.2 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $3.75. It has a range of 168 miles.

Subassemblies: Medium Wheeled chassis +4; four Off-Road Wheels +3.
Powertrain: 71-kW Standard gasoline engine with 71-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 25-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery.
Occ.: 1 CS, 1PS, Body
Cargo: 30 Body

Armor
Body: 2/3
Wheels: 3/5

Equipment:
30 VSP cargo area.

Statistics:
Size: 20'x7.5'x10' Payload: 3.28 tons Lwt.: 5.31 tons
Volume: 150 Maint.: 220 hours Cost: $829
HT: 11. HPs: 330 Body, 55 each Wheel.
gSpeed: 50 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure: Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes:
Design loaded weight was 12,660 lbs.; this was decreased 16% to the historical. (Another source lists total weight as 16,000 lbs.) The design purchases a 30-gallon fuel tank; the historical capacity is shown. Design gSpeed was 59 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown.

fredtheobviouspseudonym · 07-24-2011, 09:29 PM

For those owning Motor Pool (3rd ed) it might help to note that a very similar vehicle was sold in the USA and abroad as the Dodge Power Wagon until 1969 and outside the USA until 1971. [Note that Dodge kept the Power Wagon nameplate until 1981, but post-'71 vehicles were different.]

While it was not a comfortable truck it was sturdy, reliable, easy to fix, and apparently very popular. (From the Encyclopaedia of American 4x4s (Krause Publications) and Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Power_Wagon.

So this would be useful to any GM's doing a 1950's scenario, or a less-economically-advantaged rural scenario right to the present day.

07-22-2011, 08:18 AM	#1
Phaelen Bleux World Traveler in Training Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	[WWII] 4 4x4 4U Stower 40 (Kfz 2) By 1934, The Germans had begun to build standardized military vehicles for the Wehrmacht instead of militarizing civilian designs. The Kfz 2 entered production in 1936, and was built by Stower, BMW and Hanomag. It was a basic 4x4 vehicle, and most often used as a radio car. The car can carry one driver and three passengers seated in exposed seats with a ragtop. The Kfz 2 burns 1.7 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $2.25. It can ford depths of up to 1'. Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1. Powertrain: 37-kW Standard gasoline engine with 37-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 15-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery. Occ.: 1 XCS Body, 3 XPS Body Cargo: 10 Body Armor All: 3/5 Equipment: Medium-range radio transmitter and receiver (10-mile). Statistics: Size: 12'x5'x6' Payload: 0.45 tons Lwt.: 2.00 tons Volume: 36 Maint.: 293 hours Cost: $464 HT: 11. HPs: 125 Body, 22 each Wheel. gSpeed: 63 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure: Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes: Design loaded weight was 3,747 lbs.; this was increased 6% to the historical. The fuel capacity is a guess. Design gSpeed was 69 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown. __________________ "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -- Kierkegaard http://aerodrome.hamish.tripod.com

07-22-2011, 08:19 AM	#2
Phaelen Bleux World Traveler in Training Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	Re: [WWII] 4 4x4 4U Dodge WC53 Essentially Dodge's version of the Jeep, the WC53 was a 4x4 command and reconnaissance vehicle used for liaison and scouting duties. It featured a canvas top and sides and map boards. It was also used as an officer's transport. The car can carry one driver, and three passengers. The WC53 burns 1.7 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $3.75. It can ford depths of up to 1.5' and has a range of 281 miles. Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1. Powertrain: 69-kW Standard gasoline engine with 69-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 25-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery. Occ.: 1 XCS, 3 XPS Cargo: 5 Body Armor All: 3/5 Statistics: Size: 14'x6.5'x7' Payload: 0.58 tons Lwt.: 2.69 tons Volume: 36 Maint.: 250 hours Cost: $642 HT: 12. HPs: 250 Body, 44 each Wheel. gSpeed: 69 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure: High. ¼ Off-Road Speed. Design Notes: Design loaded weight was 5,686 lbs.; this was decreased 5% to the historical. Chassis weight, cost and HP were doubled to increase design weight. The design purchases a 30-gallon fuel tank; the historical capacity is shown. Design gSpeed was 81 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown (but see the entry on Jeeps on p. W106 about top sustained speeds). __________________ "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -- Kierkegaard http://aerodrome.hamish.tripod.com

07-22-2011, 08:19 AM	#3
Phaelen Bleux World Traveler in Training Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	Re: [WWII] 4 4x4 4U Dodge T215 Ambulance (WC 21/22) The predecessor to the ¾-ton Dodge "Beep" (p. W:MP33), the ½-ton Dodge was essentially a commercial truck given all-wheel drive. Like the Beep, it was used for a variety of purposes (command, recon, radio carrier, and weapons carrier) with an open canvas-covered bed, or with fixed bodywork as an ambulance. It was also supplied to the UK and USSR. Production began in mid-1940, and some 28,537 vehicles were manufactured. As an ambulance, the truck can carry one driver, one passenger and four stretchers in the covered bed. The T215 burns 1.7 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $3.75. It can ford depths of up to 2' and has a range of 311 miles. Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1. Powertrain: 69-kW Standard gasoline engine with 69-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 25-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery. Occ.: 1 CS, 1PS, 4 Stretchers Body Cargo: 0 Body Armor All: 3/5 Equipment: Four stretchers. Statistics: Size: 15'x6'x7' Payload: 0.68 tons Lwt.: 2.25 tons Volume: 36 Maint.: 267 hours Cost: $562 HT: 10. HPs: 125 Body, 22 each Wheel. gSpeed: 44 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure: Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes: Design loaded weight was 4,646 lbs.; this was decreased 1% to the historical. (Another source lists total weight as 2.7 tons and empty weight as 2 tons.) The design purchases a 30-gallon fuel tank; the historical capacity is shown. Design gSpeed was 89 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown (but see the entry on Jeeps on p. W106 about top sustained speeds). The vehicle as designed is over by 19 VSPs, mainly due to the VSPs of the stretchers. However, the ¾-ton "Beep" uses the Small chassis as well, and one of the variants states that it can carry 4 stretchers as well. __________________ "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -- Kierkegaard http://aerodrome.hamish.tripod.com

07-22-2011, 08:20 AM	#4
Phaelen Bleux World Traveler in Training Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	Re: [WWII] 4 4x4 4U Chevrolet C60L Build in Canada for Commonwealth forces, the C60L was a 4x4 3-ton truck. In addition to cargo transport, it was used as a fuel tanker, ambulance, and recovery vehicle. It featured a canvas-covered bed, and a cab that could be a hardtop or ragtop. As a cargo carrier, the truck can carry one driver, one passenger and 3 tons of cargo in the covered bed. The C60L burns 3.2 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. A full tank of petrol costs $3.75. It has a range of 168 miles. Subassemblies: Medium Wheeled chassis +4; four Off-Road Wheels +3. Powertrain: 71-kW Standard gasoline engine with 71-kW All-Wheeled drivetrain; 25-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery. Occ.: 1 CS, 1PS, Body Cargo: 30 Body Armor Body: 2/3 Wheels: 3/5 Equipment: 30 VSP cargo area. Statistics: Size: 20'x7.5'x10' Payload: 3.28 tons Lwt.: 5.31 tons Volume: 150 Maint.: 220 hours Cost: $829 HT: 11. HPs: 330 Body, 55 each Wheel. gSpeed: 50 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure: Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes: Design loaded weight was 12,660 lbs.; this was decreased 16% to the historical. (Another source lists total weight as 16,000 lbs.) The design purchases a 30-gallon fuel tank; the historical capacity is shown. Design gSpeed was 59 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown. __________________ "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -- Kierkegaard http://aerodrome.hamish.tripod.com

07-24-2011, 09:29 PM	#5
fredtheobviouspseudonym Join Date: May 2007	Dodge Power Wagon -- WWII 3/4 ton truck to 1980 For those owning Motor Pool (3rd ed) it might help to note that a very similar vehicle was sold in the USA and abroad as the Dodge Power Wagon until 1969 and outside the USA until 1971. [Note that Dodge kept the Power Wagon nameplate until 1981, but post-'71 vehicles were different.] While it was not a comfortable truck it was sturdy, reliable, easy to fix, and apparently very popular. (From the Encyclopaedia of American 4x4s (Krause Publications) and Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Power_Wagon. So this would be useful to any GM's doing a 1950's scenario, or a less-economically-advantaged rural scenario right to the present day.