K-30 truck
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| Autocar U8144 K30 | |
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| Type | 5- to 6-ton 4x4 Van |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Autocar Company |
| Produced | 1941–1945 |
| No. built | 607 |
| Variants | K30, K62 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 19,280 lb (8,750 kg) empty |
| Length | 300 inches (7.62 m) |
| Width | 98 inches (2.49 m) |
| Height | 130+1⁄2 inches (3.31 m) |
| Engine | Hercules RXC 112 hp (84 kW) |
| Transmission | 5 speed x 2 range trf. case |
| Suspension | Beam axles on leaf springs |
| Fuel capacity | 90 US gal (340 L) |
Operational range | 270 mi (430 km) cruising, loaded |
| Maximum speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
The K-30 truck, a US Signal Corps designation for an Autocar U8144 truck with York-Hoover van body, was used as the operating truck for the SCR-270, an early-warning radar of WWII.[1] 2) 3) 4) Similar vehicles were the K-31 power truck for the SCR-270 early warning radar and K-62 or K-62-A, both operating trucks also for the SCR-270. K-30 and the similar K-62(-A) differed in cubic feet and overall height from the K-31.[1] On the accompanying image in the infobox can be seen, that the K-30 beside in cubic feet and overall height differed from the K-31 in having a window on the right and left front side of the van body. The panels at the back and at both sides were formed by two halves, that were folded up and down respectively. This truck contains a high-power radio transmitter, a cooling system for the transmitter tubes, two cathode-ray oscilloscopes (one carried as a spare), two superheterodyne receivers (one spare), a vacuum-tube keyer, a plotting table, and containers for spare parts and tubes.
Gallery
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SCR-270-packed-300 -
K-31 Power truck for the SCR-270 -
Operating truck K-30 and power truck K-31 as part of SCR-270
See also
- List of US Signal Corps vehicles
- List of U.S. military vehicles by supply number
- Autocar U8144T
- K-31 power truck
- SCR-270 Radar
Notes
- ^ a b "TM-9-2800-1 Military Vehicles". US Dept. of the Army. 27 October 1947. p. 304. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 2)FM 11-25
- 3)TM 11-1410
- 4)TM 11-1540
- 5)FM-25 1942 pg.24,25
References
- TM 9-817
- TM 9-1817
- ORD 7 SNL G-511, 1949
- ORD 7 SNL G-511, 1952
- ORD 8 SNL G-511, 1952
- ORD 9 SNL G-511, 1945
- FM 11–25
- TM 11-1510
- TM 11-1410
- TM 9-2800, 1943
- Crismon, Fred W (2001). US Military Wheeled Vehicles (3 ed.). Victory WWII Pub. p. 284. ISBN 0-970056-71-0.
- Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Kraus Publications. pp. 171–173. ISBN 0-87349-508-X.
- "TM-9-2800-1 Military Vehicles". US Dept. of the Army. 27 October 1947. p. 304. Retrieved 1 January 2015.