Saturday, January 28, 2012

Soviet Union's GAZ-67 light car added

The Soviet Union received a lot of materials, via Lend-Lease, such a trucks and cars, but they did in fact produce many of these types in their own factories.
One being the GAZ-67 light car. It started production in 1943 and was definitely influenced by the Jeep but it performed exceedingly well.

United Kingdom's Trucks Added

Being a country that had an excellent manufacturing base, the United Kingdom was able to manufacture tons of trucks for use by its military.
I've added these four to my site:


Friday, January 27, 2012

United States' Dodge trucks added

Dodge made many trucks for the United States military.

Here's just three of them:

Canada's Car, Heavy Utility, 4x2 Ford C 11 ADF added

The Canadians had a very large manufacturing industry that was able to make many of the lighter vehicles for the Allies.
The Ford C 11 was originally a commercial car that with some minor alterations became a military vehicle. It was produced with the steering on the right as it was primarily used by the British Army.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Germany's Kraftfahrzeug 11, Auto-Union/Horch Typ 830, Kfz 11 car added

Back before the Germans decided on using standardized vehicles the Kraftfahrzeug 11 was developed from a commercial vehicle.
It was often used to tow light artillery or used as a radio communications vehicle.

Germany's Volkswagen Kübelsitzwagen car added

The Kübelsitzwagen was one of the most recognized wheeled vehicles that the Germans used in World War II. Heck it even made a comeback as the "Thing" in the 1970s in the United States.
Over 55,000 were manufactured and they were easy and cheap to manufacture.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Finish Forty and Home, by Phil Scearce book review

A good trend in books that have been coming out recently has been the book that is by the son or daughter of a vet of World War II. Where they usually hear the stories from their father and want to learn more about their service.
Phil Scearce is such a son who hears about his father's (Herman) service with B-24s in the Pacific during World War II. Based on that Phil goes and searches for additional information. He interviews people that were in Herman's unit.
We learn how, as a 16 year old, Herman joins up with the Army Air Corps and how he eventually ends up in the Pacific flying on B-24 missions.
The cost of war is vividly told as it was viewed through the eyes of a teenager. Casualties were heavy in the unit and close friends were lost. Some were lost without even knowing what actually happened to them, with the parents sometimes still hoping that their sons would return even years after the war was over.
Herman is able to make his 40th and final mission and is able to go home. He even goes back to high school to finish his diploma.
I haven't run across many books on B-24s in the Pacific so this is an excellent book detailing what it was like. Pick it up and give it a read!

United States' Diamond T 968 truck added

The Diamond T 968 had over 10,000 manufactured. They were a 6x6 that could carry almost 8,000 lbs of cargo.

United States' Dodge WC62 3/4 Ton truck added

Over 43,000 Dodge WC62s were constructed and were widely used by the American and Free French forces. They were well liked because of their cross country capabilities.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Italy's OM Autocarretta truck added

A well liked truck, by Axis and Allied alike, was the Italian OM Autocarretta.
It was a light truck but was dependable.