GMC AFKWX-353

2 1/2-Ton, 6x6 Truck
GMC model AFKWX-353, 2 1/2-Ton, 6x6 was produced from 1942. The total number of cars produced exceeded 7230 units. The COE (Cab-Over-Engine) made it a very tall vehicle. The car was produced, like the CCKW type, with a closed metal or open cab. The open cabs could be fitted with a running ring for the 0.50 Browning M2 HB machine gun.
The hull was metal, later versions had a wooden hull.


Engine: inline six-cylinder 94 hp (70 kW) GMC
Transmission: five-speed and two-speed auxiliary gearbox
Drive: rear or all-wheel drive
Weight: 10,800 lb (4899 kg)
Wheelbase: 4,166 mm
Length: 6,756 mm
Width: 2 235 mm
Height: 2 692 mm








Sources:
B. Vanderveen: Encyclopedia of Historic Military Vehicles and Wheels&Trackds
R.Sawicki: D-Day '94
Véhicules Militaires magazine
Photo: own archive

GMC AFKWX-353 - Vůz ze soukromé sbírky v kempu Isigny s.Mer; červen 2009.  Zdroj: vlastní archiv

Vůz ze soukromé sbírky v kempu Isigny s.Mer; červen 2009. Zdroj: vlastní archiv
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GMC AFKWX využíval stejný rám jako GMC DUKW. Má větší rozvor oproti klasické CCKW.
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