[WWII] Fiat 508 C.M. utility car (Italy)

copeab · 11-14-2010, 10:47 PM

Autovettura Fiat 508 C.M. 4x2 Light Utility Car
Copyright 2010 by Brandon Cope

The Fiat 508 was originally produced in the early 1930s with several body styles on the chassis. A military version, based on the civilian model for use in colonial areas (primarily Libya and East Africa), entered production in 1939. The vehicle proved to be reliable and robust, though not built in nearly the numbers of the Jeep (p.W106) or Kubelwagen (W:IC72).

The 508 C.M. uses 1.2 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage.

Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3, four off-road wheels +1.
Powertrain: 27-kW gas engine with 27-kW wheeled transmission, 9-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kWs batteries
Occupancy: 1 XCS, X3 PS. Cargo: 7

Armor
Body: 2/3
Wheels: 3/5

Equipment
Body: Ragtop.

Statistics
Size: 11’¥5’¥5’
Payload: 0.78 tons
Lwt: 2.01 tons
Volume: 36
Maint.: 360 hours
Price: $300

HT: 11
HP: 125 [Body], 22 [Each Wheel]

gSpeed: 50
gAccel: 3
gDecel: 10
gMR: 0.75
gSR: 4
GP: High (1/6)

Design Notes
The design gSpeed was 59 mph.

Variants
The civilian colonial version was 1.56 tons and powered by an 18-kW engine, but speed remained the same. Body HP was 65 and 7 HP per wheel, with HT 10. The vehicle had a hard top.

Derago · 11-15-2010, 06:33 AM

Thank you for this! I love the WWII vehicles that you've been feeding us!

11-14-2010, 10:47 PM	#1
copeab Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: near Houston	[WWII] Fiat 508 C.M. utility car (Italy) Autovettura Fiat 508 C.M. 4x2 Light Utility Car Copyright 2010 by Brandon Cope The Fiat 508 was originally produced in the early 1930s with several body styles on the chassis. A military version, based on the civilian model for use in colonial areas (primarily Libya and East Africa), entered production in 1939. The vehicle proved to be reliable and robust, though not built in nearly the numbers of the Jeep (p.W106) or Kubelwagen (W:IC72). The 508 C.M. uses 1.2 gallons of gasoline per hour at routine usage. Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3, four off-road wheels +1. Powertrain: 27-kW gas engine with 27-kW wheeled transmission, 9-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kWs batteries Occupancy: 1 XCS, X3 PS. Cargo: 7 Armor Body: 2/3 Wheels: 3/5 Equipment Body: Ragtop. Statistics Size: 11’¥5’¥5’ Payload: 0.78 tons Lwt: 2.01 tons Volume: 36 Maint.: 360 hours Price: $300 HT: 11 HP: 125 [Body], 22 [Each Wheel] gSpeed: 50 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 GP: High (1/6) Design Notes The design gSpeed was 59 mph. Variants The civilian colonial version was 1.56 tons and powered by an 18-kW engine, but speed remained the same. Body HP was 65 and 7 HP per wheel, with HT 10. The vehicle had a hard top. __________________ A generous and sadistic GM, Brandon Cope GURPS 3e stuff: http://copeab.tripod.com Last edited by copeab; 11-14-2010 at 10:50 PM.

11-15-2010, 06:33 AM	#2
Derago Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Madison, AL	Re: [WWII] Fiat 508 C.M. utility car (Italy) Thank you for this! I love the WWII vehicles that you've been feeding us!