Col. David Glantz in lecture quoted a Soviet officer saying
"the two most common vehicles to be seen in the Red Army were the T-34
tank and the Studebaker truck".
The Studebaker US6 is a class of trucks manufactured by
Studebaker during World War II, produced in the United States from 1941-1945
and in the Soviet Union beginning in 1942.
These had six-cylinder gasoline engines that attained 94
horsepower and were fitted with a five-speed transmission. Approximately
200,000 of the trucks were built, in thirteen different variations, including
dump truck and tractor models. The most common wheel configurations were 6×6
and 6×4.
Large numbers of Lend-Lease Studebaker trucks were sent into
the Soviet Union via the Persian Corridor. The Soviets found them a good
platform for Katyusha rocket launchers, although it was not their prime use in
the Soviet Union. It filled many roles in the RKKA, such as pulling artillery
and was renowned for its ruggedness and reliability. The truck was
affectionately known as the Studer by
Soviet troops.
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