K-30 truck

Autocar U8144 K30
Type 5- to 6-ton 4x4 Van
Place of origin United States
Production history
Manufacturer Autocar Company
Produced 1941–1945
Number built 607
Variants K30, K62
Specifications
Weight 19,280 lb (8,750 kg) empty
Length 300 inches (7.62 m)
Width 98 inches (2.49 m)
Height 130 12 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
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.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "TM-9-2800-1 Military Vehicles". US Dept. of the Army. 27 October 1947. p. 304. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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