| rdfs:comment | - The Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series vehicles. WC was a Dodge model code: W for 1941 and C for half-ton rating. The C code was retained for the ¾ ton and 1½ ton 6×6 Dodges.
- Common features of the 1/2 ton trucks were:
* Drive: 4x4
* Wheelbase: 116 in (123 in for ambulances)
* Track width: 59.375 in
* Tires: 7.50x16
* Brakes: Hydraulic
* Engine: 6 cyl, in-line, L-head
* Transmission: 4 forward/1 reverse, manual
* Transfer case: Single speed
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| abstract | - The Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series vehicles. WC was a Dodge model code: W for 1941 and C for half-ton rating. The C code was retained for the ¾ ton and 1½ ton 6×6 Dodges.
- Common features of the 1/2 ton trucks were:
* Drive: 4x4
* Wheelbase: 116 in (123 in for ambulances)
* Track width: 59.375 in
* Tires: 7.50x16
* Brakes: Hydraulic
* Engine: 6 cyl, in-line, L-head
* Transmission: 4 forward/1 reverse, manual
* Transfer case: Single speed The Dodge G-502 3/4 ton 4x4 trucks were first introduced in late 1941. Standard vehicles in the 3/4 ton 4x4 class were the WC-51 / WC-52 Weapons Carrier, Telephone Installation Trucks, WC-53 Carryall, and the WC-54 Ambulance. In the cargo trucks, the WC51 was identical to the WC52 but did not have the front bumper-mounted winch.
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