Another Lend-Lease. Dodge WC-51
Yes, as promised, we are starting a series of analytical stories about the equipment obtained under Lend-Lease, and comparing this technique with what we had.
But at the very beginning, faced with a huge problem, we immediately recognize that it is far from always possible to compare, for often we have no analogues, unfortunately. This is especially true of the topic with which we decided to begin our story. With cars.
Yes, in general, it is no secret that with autobuilding we had everything very sad at all times. Even today. If it were not for the Renault-Nissan concern, which began producing its models, it would have been the case with the basins.
The 30s were no better. In total, we had three pillars of the automotive industry: Moscow (ZIS), Nizhny Novgorod (GAZ) and Yaroslavl. What was - was, had what they had. Another question is that cars made in the USSR, unfortunately, are very difficult to compare with the fact that they were produced by the same “big three” in Detroit.
One of the proofs of this is our today's hero, “Dodge” (forgive us the Russian spelling), who bore the nickname “three quarters”. Dodge WC-51.
Typical military SUV-bull. The nickname is not just like that, load capacity 750 kg, that is, tons.
Technical data of Dodge WC51:
Weight - 2 315 kg;
base - 2,5 m;
length / width / height - 4,23 / 2,12 / 1,87 m;
front wheel track - 1,6 m;
rear wheel track - 1,65 m;
ground clearance - 27,3 cm;
power unit type - gasoline six-cylinder engine with a volume of 3,8 liter, power 92 l. with.;
revolutions per minute (max.) - 3200;
the maximum speed is 88 km / h;
fuel consumption per 100 km - 29 liters on the highway;
load capacity - 750 kg.
In general, drawn such a "jock on steroids", ready for anything.
Need to drag something away? No problem. Mortar, anti-tank gun 45-mm, even the divisional 76-mm - not a problem. Take off. Kitchen closer to the advanced throw? Ha! Together with the chef and food supply.
There is an interesting additional feature. The floor has five stiffeners and is adapted for mounting a rack designed for a small-caliber gun (up to 37-mm inclusive) or a large-caliber machine gun. Such an American "Browning" from 12,7 mm and beyond.
Plant American electric starter. The six-cylinder engine is pretty tugging and has excellent power at that time.
The main drive axle is rear, the front one is connected as required by a lever next to the “handbrake”.
Synchronizers on the gearbox? Come on, this is a war machine! The simpler and cheaper, the better. Therefore, there are no synchronizers, but for a Soviet person who is not spoiled by new equipment, double wringing is a common thing.
There is no modulator, but the power of the engine allows you to wade even through Russian dirt. And you can start from the second, the engine and not such a patience.
Knowledgeable people from the reconstruction environment claim that this bull is very well managed, despite the absence of any booster amplifiers of any kind. And in general, there is no place for weaklings in war, especially since driving such transport for real peppers.
The wheelbase, let's say, of medium size, makes it possible to unfold normally and quickly in small areas.
Hydraulically operated brakes, manufacturers did not stint. The main thing when towing is not to brake “into dead ends”, there were accidents when a gun or a mortar fell off a trailer coupling and the bed turned out to be in the back. Not deadly, of course, but nonetheless.
Drew attention: the passenger wiper with manual transmission.
That is, it is necessary to turn the hand back and forth drive "janitor". But on the driver's side - the miracle of the American automobile industry: a vacuum drive from the engine!
The higher the engine speed became, the faster the janitor worked for the driver.
In fact, for 51 and subsequent modifications there was only one drawback: the open cabin. Our winter was not even unpleasant. And in the summer, in conditions of smoke or strong wind in the Rostov steppes, the cabin open to these winds is a dubious pleasure.
Some sources talked about the allegedly heavy steering. Well, it was said by those who did not sit at the wheel of a three-ton Soviet. And since at that time we were not only sitting behind the wheel of a three-ton driver who was driving the “lorry”.
I translate: no problems. And the brute technique happened.
And now about the figure that crosses out all the comparisons and comparisons.
25 000 "Dodge" WC-51 was delivered to the Red Army under the lend-lease.
Jeep overgrown, as it is, "went." The anti-tank gun, as it was originally installed, began to drag everything, from intelligence reconnaissance to kitchens and commanders.
The most annoying thing is that there is nothing to compare it with.
GAZ-4 is the most suitable for the class.
This pickup, made all on the same platform GAZ-A / Ford-A, released in 10,5 series of thousands of cars.
GAZ-4 was not a competitor to Dodge. Lighter (1080 kg empty), with a weaker engine from Ford-A (4 cylinder, volume 3 285 cubic cm, power 40 hp at 2 200 rpm), faster (113 km / h) and less voracious (12 l on 100 km).
But GAZ-4 lost in the main thing - carrying capacity (500 kg versus Dodge 750) and maneuverability. In terms of terrain - completely lost. The American (although GAZ-A is not particularly Soviet) can be called a swallow from Dodge regularly ate twice as much gasoline, but did not ask questions about where and how to haul a hitched load. Or loaded into the body.
All-wheel drive "emka", GAZ-61?
Yes, with the cross in this car was full order. The only problem is that all modifications of GAZ-61 were released no more than 200 pieces. Yes, the car was loved by Soviet military leaders, GAZ-61 drove Voroshilov, Budyonny, Kulik, Timoshenko, Shaposhnikov, Zhukov, Meretskov, Konev and Tyulenev.
Yes, of course, the Emka’s comfort was more. But alas, engines were needed for the lungs tanks T-60, and all-wheel drive Soviet cars ceased to produce.
And then under the Lend-Lease came "Doji" and "Willis", which filled the sector of light and medium-wheel drive vehicles of the Red Army.
But the cars were good, right?
By the way, in museums from 25 000, we currently have only 2 (!) Dodge WC-51. One in the Museum of Domestic Military stories in Padikovo, the second - in the UMMC military history museum in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.
In private collections of reenactors of military history, 51 is also found. But not often. The rest, apparently, rolled up the years.
But his main work Dodge WC-51 performed on the "excellent". I think the main majority will agree with me on this.
But at the very beginning, faced with a huge problem, we immediately recognize that it is far from always possible to compare, for often we have no analogues, unfortunately. This is especially true of the topic with which we decided to begin our story. With cars.
Yes, in general, it is no secret that with autobuilding we had everything very sad at all times. Even today. If it were not for the Renault-Nissan concern, which began producing its models, it would have been the case with the basins.
The 30s were no better. In total, we had three pillars of the automotive industry: Moscow (ZIS), Nizhny Novgorod (GAZ) and Yaroslavl. What was - was, had what they had. Another question is that cars made in the USSR, unfortunately, are very difficult to compare with the fact that they were produced by the same “big three” in Detroit.
One of the proofs of this is our today's hero, “Dodge” (forgive us the Russian spelling), who bore the nickname “three quarters”. Dodge WC-51.
Typical military SUV-bull. The nickname is not just like that, load capacity 750 kg, that is, tons.
Technical data of Dodge WC51:
Weight - 2 315 kg;
base - 2,5 m;
length / width / height - 4,23 / 2,12 / 1,87 m;
front wheel track - 1,6 m;
rear wheel track - 1,65 m;
ground clearance - 27,3 cm;
power unit type - gasoline six-cylinder engine with a volume of 3,8 liter, power 92 l. with.;
revolutions per minute (max.) - 3200;
the maximum speed is 88 km / h;
fuel consumption per 100 km - 29 liters on the highway;
load capacity - 750 kg.
In general, drawn such a "jock on steroids", ready for anything.
Need to drag something away? No problem. Mortar, anti-tank gun 45-mm, even the divisional 76-mm - not a problem. Take off. Kitchen closer to the advanced throw? Ha! Together with the chef and food supply.
There is an interesting additional feature. The floor has five stiffeners and is adapted for mounting a rack designed for a small-caliber gun (up to 37-mm inclusive) or a large-caliber machine gun. Such an American "Browning" from 12,7 mm and beyond.
Plant American electric starter. The six-cylinder engine is pretty tugging and has excellent power at that time.
The main drive axle is rear, the front one is connected as required by a lever next to the “handbrake”.
Synchronizers on the gearbox? Come on, this is a war machine! The simpler and cheaper, the better. Therefore, there are no synchronizers, but for a Soviet person who is not spoiled by new equipment, double wringing is a common thing.
There is no modulator, but the power of the engine allows you to wade even through Russian dirt. And you can start from the second, the engine and not such a patience.
Knowledgeable people from the reconstruction environment claim that this bull is very well managed, despite the absence of any booster amplifiers of any kind. And in general, there is no place for weaklings in war, especially since driving such transport for real peppers.
The wheelbase, let's say, of medium size, makes it possible to unfold normally and quickly in small areas.
Hydraulically operated brakes, manufacturers did not stint. The main thing when towing is not to brake “into dead ends”, there were accidents when a gun or a mortar fell off a trailer coupling and the bed turned out to be in the back. Not deadly, of course, but nonetheless.
Drew attention: the passenger wiper with manual transmission.
That is, it is necessary to turn the hand back and forth drive "janitor". But on the driver's side - the miracle of the American automobile industry: a vacuum drive from the engine!
The higher the engine speed became, the faster the janitor worked for the driver.
In fact, for 51 and subsequent modifications there was only one drawback: the open cabin. Our winter was not even unpleasant. And in the summer, in conditions of smoke or strong wind in the Rostov steppes, the cabin open to these winds is a dubious pleasure.
Some sources talked about the allegedly heavy steering. Well, it was said by those who did not sit at the wheel of a three-ton Soviet. And since at that time we were not only sitting behind the wheel of a three-ton driver who was driving the “lorry”.
I translate: no problems. And the brute technique happened.
And now about the figure that crosses out all the comparisons and comparisons.
25 000 "Dodge" WC-51 was delivered to the Red Army under the lend-lease.
Jeep overgrown, as it is, "went." The anti-tank gun, as it was originally installed, began to drag everything, from intelligence reconnaissance to kitchens and commanders.
The most annoying thing is that there is nothing to compare it with.
GAZ-4 is the most suitable for the class.
This pickup, made all on the same platform GAZ-A / Ford-A, released in 10,5 series of thousands of cars.
GAZ-4 was not a competitor to Dodge. Lighter (1080 kg empty), with a weaker engine from Ford-A (4 cylinder, volume 3 285 cubic cm, power 40 hp at 2 200 rpm), faster (113 km / h) and less voracious (12 l on 100 km).
But GAZ-4 lost in the main thing - carrying capacity (500 kg versus Dodge 750) and maneuverability. In terms of terrain - completely lost. The American (although GAZ-A is not particularly Soviet) can be called a swallow from Dodge regularly ate twice as much gasoline, but did not ask questions about where and how to haul a hitched load. Or loaded into the body.
All-wheel drive "emka", GAZ-61?
Yes, with the cross in this car was full order. The only problem is that all modifications of GAZ-61 were released no more than 200 pieces. Yes, the car was loved by Soviet military leaders, GAZ-61 drove Voroshilov, Budyonny, Kulik, Timoshenko, Shaposhnikov, Zhukov, Meretskov, Konev and Tyulenev.
Yes, of course, the Emka’s comfort was more. But alas, engines were needed for the lungs tanks T-60, and all-wheel drive Soviet cars ceased to produce.
And then under the Lend-Lease came "Doji" and "Willis", which filled the sector of light and medium-wheel drive vehicles of the Red Army.
But the cars were good, right?
By the way, in museums from 25 000, we currently have only 2 (!) Dodge WC-51. One in the Museum of Domestic Military stories in Padikovo, the second - in the UMMC military history museum in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.
In private collections of reenactors of military history, 51 is also found. But not often. The rest, apparently, rolled up the years.
But his main work Dodge WC-51 performed on the "excellent". I think the main majority will agree with me on this.
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