US field ambulance 1942 WC 54 COBI 2257 - World War II

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Did you know that:

• The United States military was supplied with vehicles by more than 120 manufacturers, which unbearably burdened the logistics of spare parts and repairs, and therefore the command decided to announce a competition for universal vehicles with a uniform basis?
• Chrysler won the competition and one of its Dodge brands successfully offered its 1.5 t car?
• When Dodge began mass production of military vehicles, did it have to completely discontinue the assembly of civilian vehicles?
• The WC car was manufactured in about 14 different armed and unarmed variants?
• Did the Czechoslovak Independent Armored Brigade also have these cars in its arsenal?
• In total, over 400,000 pieces were produced?
• The ambulance body was not supplied by Dodge, but by Indiana's Wayne Corporation?
• Did the French army use these ambulances until 1985?

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 4.94 m, width 1.97 m, height 2,29 m
• empty weight 2,685 kg
• power unit petrol 6-cylinder engine 3.8 L Chrysler T214 with an output of 70.1 kW
• number of speeds 4 forward + 1 reverse
• top speed 87 km / h
• fuel tank volume 136 l
• fuel consumption 35.3 l / 100km
• range up to 386 km
• wading 0.86 m
• crew paramedic + paramedic-driver
• capacity 4 lying or 7 sitting people