Dodge WC series

The Dodge WC series was a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Dodge / Fargo during World War II.[nb 3] Together with the ​¹⁄₄-ton jeeps produced by Willys and Ford, the Dodge ​¹⁄₂-tons and ​³⁄₄-tons made up nearly all of the light 4WD trucks supplied to the U.S. military in WWII – with Dodge contributing some 337,500 4WD units[nb 4] (about half as many as the jeep[9][5][nb 5]). Contrary to the versatility of the highly standardized jeep, which was mostly achieved through field modification, the Dodge WC‑series came in many different, purpose-built, but mechanically uniform variants from the factory, much akin to the later family of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The WC series evolved out of, and was part of a more extended family of trucks, with great mechanical parts commonality, that included open- and closed-cab cargo trucks and weapons carriers, (radio) command cars, reconnaissance vehicles, ambulances, carryalls, panel vans, and telephone installation and mobile emergency / field workshop trucks.

This article is about the World War II Dodge VC-, VF-, WC- and WF-models. For the civilian Dodge VC-, VF-, WC- and WF-Series trucks, see Dodge T-, V-, W-Series.

For the civilian post-War variant, see Dodge Power Wagon.

Dodge WC series
The most produced variants in the range were the ​^3⁄4-ton, 4x4, WC-51 and WC-52 Weapons Carriers
Type	​^1⁄2-ton, ​^3⁄4-ton 4x4 truck 1​^1⁄2-ton 6x6 truck
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Wars	World War II Korean War Various post 1945 conflicts
Production history
Manufacturer	Dodge / Fargo
Produced	1940–1945
No. built	Total: ≈377.710 excl. variants Consisting of: ​^1⁄2-ton 4x2 models 1,542 units All 4x4 Models ~332,950 units — across: ~77,750 ​^1⁄2-ton units (1940–1942) [1][2] [nb 1][nb 2] and 255,195 ​^3⁄4-ton units (1942–1945) 1​^1⁄2-ton 6x6 Models 43,224 units [4][5]
Variants	VC-1 – VC-6 ​^1⁄2-ton, 4x4 (1940): 4,640 units VF-401 – VF-407 1​^1⁄2-ton, 4x4 (1940) – 6,472 units [6][7]
Specifications (WC-51 / WC-52[8])
Mass	5,250 lb (2,380 kg) empty (5,550 lb (2,520 kg) with winch)
Length	166 ^7⁄8 in (424 cm) (176 ^1⁄2 in (448 cm) with winch)
Width	82 ^3⁄4 in (210 cm)
Height	81 ^7⁄8 in (208 cm)
Engine	Dodge T-214 92 hp (69 kW)
Payload capacity	1,500 pounds (680 kg)
Transmission	4 speed x 1 range
Suspension	Live beam axles on leaf springs
Ground clearance	10 ^23⁄32 in (27.2 cm)
Fuel capacity	30 US gal (114 l)
Operational range	240 mi (386.2 km)
Maximum speed	55 mph (89 km/h)

The "Ben Hur" 1-ton, 2-wheel cargo-trailer was frequently mated to the WC series trucks.

From 1940 to 1942, almost 82,400 G-505 ​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 Dodge trucks were built — initially called the VC series, but the great majority (from 1941) in the WC series, and in more variants.[12][2] However in 1942, the truck grew into the G-502 ​³⁄₄-ton 4x4 Truck (Dodge) and the G-507 1​¹⁄₂-ton 6x6 personnel and cargo truck (Dodge) — retaining the Dodge WC model code. Although the ​³⁄₄-tons featured significant design improvements, they retained some 80% interchangeable components and service parts with the ​¹⁄₂-ton models.[12]

Dodge was the U.S. Army's main supplier of ​¹⁄₂-ton trucks, and its sole supplier of both ​³⁄₄-ton trucks and 1​¹⁄₂-ton six-by-six trucks in World War II.[5] With over a quarter million units built through August 1945, the G502 ​³⁄₄-tons were the most common variants in the WC‑series.[5]
After the war, Dodge developed the ​³⁄₄-ton WC‑series into the civilian 4x4 Power Wagons; and in 1951, the WCs were replaced by the very similar ​³⁄₄-ton 4x4 Dodge M-series vehicles .

WC was not an abbreviation of "Weapons Carrier", but a Dodge model code – initially W for 1941, and C for half-ton rating. However, the 'WC' model code was retained for both the ​³⁄₄-ton and 1​¹⁄₂-ton 6x6 Dodges – as well as for the subsequent model years.[12]
All in all, not counting mechanically related variants, the WC series alone involved 52 model versions (thirty ​¹⁄₂‑ton 4x4, eight ​¹⁄₂‑ton 4x2, twelve ​³⁄₄‑ton 4x4, and two 1​¹⁄₂‑ton 6x6 models).

History and design

1934 K-39-X-4(USA) – Dodge's first Army 4x4 truck

The initial Dodge VC-series military models had a lot in common with this 1939 T-series pickup

Dodge had been the United States military's primary supplier of light wheeled vehicles, since before the U.S. joined the First World War.[13] After starting business in 1900, producing precision engine and chassis components for other car builders in Detroit – Ford and Oldsmobile chief among these – Dodge introduced their first car, the Model 30/35 tourer, in 1914. It was stronger and more high quality than the ubiquitous Ford Model T, and in 1916, Dodge cars proved their durability, both in the 1910s U.S. Mexico Border War — the U.S. military’s first operation to use truck convoys,[14] as well as in World War I, when some 12,800 Dodge cars and light trucks were used,[13] primarily as ambulances and repair trucks.,[15] but also as staff and reconnaissance vehicles. All the while, Dodge maintained its reputation for high quality truck, transmission, and motor parts they made for other successful manufacturers.

Dodge light trucks were initially based largely on their passenger cars, but later specific truck chassis and bodies were designed. Light- and medium-duty models were offered first, then a heavy-duty range was added during the 1930s and 1940s. Dodge developed its first four-wheel drive truck in 1934 — an experimental 1​¹⁄₂ ton for the U.S. Army, designated K-39-X-4(USA), of which 796 units were built in several configurations.[13][6] Timken supplied driven front axles and transfer-cases, which were added to a militarized commercial truck. The Timken transfer case was the first part-time design,[16] that allowed the driver to engage or disengage four-wheel drive using a lever inside the cabin.[15][17] In spite of the limited 1930s U.S. military budgets, the ’34 truck was liked well-enough that the 1​¹⁄₂ tonners were further developed. Dodge built the U.S. Army further batches of 4WD 1​¹⁄₂-ton cargo trucks in 1938, 1939 and 1940.[18] 1,700 RF-40-X-4(USA) trucks were procured in 1938, and 292 TF-40-X-4(USA) in 1939.[13] All of these 1​¹⁄₂-ton Army 4x4s rode on a 143 in (363 cm) wheelbase, and the 1938 RF-40 and 1939 TF-40 trucks were the first to receive a Dodge engineering code in the 200 range (T-200 and T-201 respectively).[6]

However, Dodge also eagerly pursued military contracts for half-ton four-by-fours at the same time. The smaller size had outperformed the 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 during testing in 1938,[7] and Dodge had invested greatly in half- to one-ton trucks in prior years. In 1936, Dodge's light, car-based trucks had been crucially redesigned — dropping the old car frames and for the first time using modern, truck-style chassis, with side rails welded to the cross members on their half-ton to one-ton rated trucks.[19] Additionally, Dodge had built the all new, very large Warren Truck Assembly plant in Michigan for its light and medium trucks, opened in 1938. In 1939 again, Dodge presented a completely redesigned line of pickups and trucks. The modern looking, "Job-Rated" trucks aimed to fit every job.[19]

1940 Dodge VC-5 Open Cab pickup — the classic bucket seats attempted to keep occupants on board

1940 — ​¹⁄₂-ton VC and 1​¹⁄₂-ton VF models

1940 Fargo-badged truck at the Australian Army History Unit museum.

Dodge D15 Canadian Military Pattern truck, shared much with the 1940 VC-series.

Well before the onset of World War II, it was clear that the USA needed to update its military. The Quartermaster Corps (Q.C.), responsible at the time for providing the military with non-combat vehicles, moved to standardize truck designs, and by 1939, as the war in Europe exploded, the Army had settled on five payload-based general-purpose truck classes: ​¹⁄₂-ton, 1​¹⁄₂-ton, ​2 ¹⁄₂-, 4- and ​7 ¹⁄₂-ton.[20] By June 1940 the Q.C. had tested and approved its first three standard commercial based, all-wheel drive trucks: the 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 Dodge, the GMC ​2 ¹⁄₂-ton 6x6 and a Mack 6-ton 6x6.[21] With regards to Dodge however, the U.S. military reconsidered its preferences for the build-up for the war almost immediately after this.

Whereas in 1936, a Marmon-Herrington converted Ford had become the Army's first half-ton 4-wheel drive,[22] and the Army had initially standardized Dodge's 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 truck — following Dodge's push for building ​¹⁄₂-tonners, after mid 1940 it was decided they preferred Dodge to build light-duty four-wheel drives, contracting for a series of half-ton trucks,[18] while GM / Chevrolet was instead going to become the standard supplier for 1​¹⁄₂-ton trucks.[5] So, when in the summer of 1940 the largest government truck contract awarded went to Chrysler's Dodge / Fargo Division, for more than 14,000 (mostly) 4x4 trucks,[23] this was in the midst of the transition, and thus included both orders for ​¹⁄₂-ton and 1​¹⁄₂-ton trucks, as GM / Chevy still needed to tool up for the 1​¹⁄₂-tonners.

Dodge had started developing designs for a 4x4 half-ton in 1939, and began production in earnest in 1940 — both 4x4 half-tons, as well as 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 and 4x2 trucks. On all 1940 trucks, front sheetmetal was mostly identical to the commercial VC and VF models of that year, with the addition of a big brush guard mounted in front of the grille and headlights. Except for the addition of 4-wheel drive, and custom bodies on the ​¹⁄₂-ton command cars, the trucks followed the 1939 procurement doctrine, to "use commercial trucks with only a few modifications such as brush guards and towing pintles to fit them for military use." [11]

The first of the ​¹⁄₂-ton, 4x4, VC series military trucks were based on Dodge's 1939 civilian, one-ton rated model TC-series. The military VC models retained the civilian engine and wheelbase, but gained four-wheel drive, and a new internal technical code: T-202. Manufacturing of the Dodge VC models (SNL number G-505) began in 1940, making these the Army's first standard production half-ton 4WD trucks. The soldiers also called the light command reconnaissance vehicles "jeeps",[24] — before that term migrated to the quarter-tons, starting in 1941.[25][26]
A total of 4,640 VC models were built across six variants – mostly pick-ups and reconnaissance cars. These 1/2-ton VC trucks proved successful, but were immediately further developed and succeeded by the G-505, 1/2-ton WC models in 1941. Although obsolete, the VC trucks remained in use until the end of the war.[27]

The ​¹⁄₂-ton VC-series didn't include an ambulance, but the 1​¹⁄₂-ton VF-series did. The VF-407 was Dodge's first 4x4 military ambulance — only 3 were made.

In 1940, Dodge also built 6,472 four-wheel drive 1​¹⁄₂-ton trucks, under two U.S. contracts – one awarded to Dodge, and one to Fargo.[7][28][nb 6] The models VF-401 to VF-407 (or engine/tech type T-203 by Dodge – and G-621 by the Army), were a continuation of their experimental pre-war predecessors, the RF-40(-X) and TF-40(-X) (or T-200 / T-201), still riding on a chassis of the same 143 in (3.63 m) wheelbase. Production consisted of just over 6,000 closed cab, open bed cargo trucks, plus just under 400 dump-trucks.

Like on the ​¹⁄₂-ton VC-series, the 1940 VF-400 1​¹⁄₂-ton models simply used civilian front sheet-metal, based on the 1939 commercial model TE-30 cab, with a brush-guard fitted in front of the grille and headlights — but with a Dodge developed front driving axle, directional, cross-country tires, and a military cargo body.[29] Importantly, one thousand of the VF-400 series cargo trucks were equipped with a power take-off, gear-driven Braden model MU 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) capacity winch — a feature that was carried over on many of the subsequent ​¹⁄₂-ton and 1​¹⁄₂-ton WC series models, directly from 1941. And although the light-duty WC models that followed, did not receive the VF-400's two-speed transfer cases, these did return on the 1​¹⁄₂-ton WC-62 and WC-63. An ambulance model, VF-407, was also designed, but only three units were built, likely experimental.[1][30]

These proved to be the last of Dodge's 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 trucks for the war. Although the Army had steadily taken the bulk of its trucks in this category from Dodge / Fargo up til then, further production of 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 trucks was instead awarded to GM's Chevrolet G506, which became the standard in this segment for the rest of the war.[7]

Aside from four-wheel drive trucks, production started for a militarized commercial 1​¹⁄₂-ton, rear-wheel drive truck in 1940 — initially Dodge's model VF-31, cargo (engineering code T-98) under the government SNL number G-618. The 4x2 model VF-31 was succeeded by the model WF-31 (internally T-118) for 1941 (closed cab tractor) and 1942 (cab and chassis) – both on a 135 in (3.43 m) wheelbase – and the 1942 model WF-32, closed cab, stake and platform cargo truck, on a 160 in (4.06 m) wheelbase.[31][1] After a modest production of 516 units of the WF-31,[30] at least 9,500 Dodge WF-32 trucks were built, mostly for lend-lease to Russia.[32][33][34]

External video
Dodge trucks in 1940 U.S. war promotion film
"Army on Wheels" – WW II-era U.S. Army exercise stock film on Periscope Archives. Made by the U.S. War Department, together with Dodge, the May 1940 film opens with news of 7,000 new Dodge trucks for use by Uncle Sam (from 02:34) — showing VC and VF models. The four-wheel drive off-road capability, ruggedness, and the diverse uses for the vehicles are expounded, for instance: officers employ portable desks in their command cars to study maps and plot strategies (mark 13:00).

1941–1942 — ​¹⁄₂-ton WC series

World War II soldiers called the ​¹⁄₂-ton 1940/1941 Dodge Reconnaissance / Weapon Carriers a "Jeep" before the Willys MB.[25][26]

The 1940 VC-series Dodge 1/2-ton 4x4s were well liked but considered only an interim solution, because they were essentially a modified civilian truck. At the outset of World War II a more military design was laid out.[13] Dodge replaced the 1940 VC-1 to VC-6 with the equally half-ton rated WC series of military light trucks, produced in 38 model variants, of which 30 were four-wheel driven, in varying amounts — thousands of some models were produced, while only a few of some others were made. Where the military VC-series still used much civilian sheet-metal, distinguished by a brush-guard in front of the grille — the WC‑series came with wide-open, almost flat fenders that prevented mud build-up, clogging rotation of the wheels — as well as a redesigned, sloping nose with an integrated, round, grated grille / brush-guard. A new ambulance with a fully enclosed, all-steel box rear body was designed, on a longer, 123 inch wheelbase; and PTO-driven winches were now fitted to some models.

The ​¹⁄₂‑ton WC models were the first all-military design Dodge developed in the build-up to full mobilization for World War II,[12] and they were the U.S. Army's first standard light truck – prior to the jeep – when the U.S. formally declared war in December 1941.[13]

Both the Dodge half-ton VC and WC trucks were part of the Army G-505 series. Some 77,750 four-wheel drive ​¹⁄₂‑ton WC numbered trucks were produced during late 1940 to 1942 under War Department contracts.[1][2][nb 2] Additionally, aside from the fully military 4WD models, a small total of 1,542 two-wheel drive units retaining civilian sheet-metal were also supplied to the U.S. military, bearing WC model numbers in this same range. These models carried the SNL-code G-613, and brought the total number of half-ton WC‑series up to some 79,300 units, and the grand total of all half-tonners (VC and WC; 4WD and 2WD) to almost 84,000.

1942–1945 — ​³⁄₄-ton and 1​¹⁄₂-ton WC series

The ​³⁄₄-ton and 1​¹⁄₂-ton T-214 redesign gave the Dodge WC series a distinctly different look and proportions.

In 1940 the Army revised its range of standard, payload-based, general-purpose truck classes: a ​¹⁄₄-ton chassis requirement was added; the ​¹⁄₂-ton was to be replaced by a ​³⁄₄-ton, and additional heavy categories were specified.[20] The Quartermaster General wanted to start direct negotiations with Dodge, GM and Mack for certain models immediately, but not until after February 1941 could the Quartermaster Corps choose manufacturers directly, based on their engineering and production capabilities.[20] One deciding factor had to do with availability of certain critical components, like transfer cases and especially constant-velocity joints, not used much on commercial trucks, but all-wheel drive vehicles all needed these; plus additionally, they would use two or three times the amount of driven axles, meaning more gears to cut for all the differentials. Produced up to the war by a few specialized firms with limited capacity, from spring 1942 Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet joined in fabricating these in mass quantity,[23] with Dodge's experience in making quality, precision parts dating back from the earliest beginnings of the company.

While very successful, the ​¹⁄₂-ton WC trucks had to be supplanted by ​³⁄₄-ton trucks. In late 1941, Dodge introduced a redesigned WC‑series 4×4 trucks uprated to ​³⁄₄-ton and their SNL code changed to G-502. The ​³⁄₄-ton featured a lower profile truck bed that could seat eight troops, plus under seat stowage compartments; while service-parts remained 80 percent interchangeable with the existing ​¹⁄₂-ton series.[13] Maintaining 80% service parts interchangeability with the ​¹⁄₂-ton models was of great value. The ​³⁄₄-ton models could swiftly be deployed, and the ​¹⁄₂-ton, G-505 WC‑trucks remained in use to the end of World War II.[12]

Throughout the war, Dodge was the U.S. Army's sole producer of ​³⁄₄-ton trucks, and built a total of 255,193 of these across all variants from April 1942 to August 1945.[5][35][3] Standard vehicles in the ​³⁄₄-ton 4×4 class were the WC-51 / WC-52 Weapons Carrier, WC-56 /-57 /-58 (Radio) Command Reconnaissance, WC-53 Carry‑all, and the WC-54 Ambulance. In the cargo/troop and command trucks, the WC-52 and WC-57 are identical to the WC-51 and WC-56, but with a longer frame, extending to carry the protruding front bumper with front-mounted winch.[36]

The ​³⁄₄-ton 4x4 WC truck was also stretched into a 1​¹⁄₂‑ton 6x6 troops and weapons carrier for larger 12-troop rifle squads (the G-507).

Models table – overview

Dodge VF-401 /-402 /-404 /-405 closed cab cargo

The table includes data on the relation between government and Dodge identification numbers, chassis payload rating, wheels and drive, and types of body fitted, according to the US Army Ordnance SNL supply list.[31][37] The initial Dodge VC series ​¹⁄₂-ton trucks are seen as part of the SNL G-505 range by the military.

External image
Restored VF truck (archived)

In the case of vehicle identifications separated by a slash, the first number refers to a vehicle without winch, and the second to a vehicle fitted with a winch, typically resulting in a 10 in (25 cm) longer front overhang, and significantly reduced approach angle. Not only were the winches driven by a power take-off from the engine,[8] but unlike the later Dodge M-series trucks, on which an extension was bolted to the frame when mounting a winch – on the WC‑series the winch equipped versions actually had a different frame.[38][39]

On the 1​¹⁄₂-ton rated VF-400 series trucks, the PTO-driven winch had a 10,000 pound capacity, but added almost 1000 pounds to the vehicles weight, reducing the payload to 2400 pounds.[40]

Numbers separated by a comma indicate similar models but with different secondary details.

	​^1⁄2-ton 4 x 4 — G-505				​^1⁄2-ton 4 x 2	​^3⁄4-ton 4 x 4 — G‑502	1​^1⁄2-ton 4 x 4	1​^1⁄2-ton 4 x 2	1​^1⁄2-ton 6 x 6
	T‑202	T-207	T-211	T-215	G-613 / T‑112	T-214	G-621 / T‑203	G-618 / T‑118	G-507 / T‑223
Pick-up, closed cab, w. troop seats	VC‑3	WC-1	WC-12, WC‑14	WC-40	WC-38, WC‑47
Pick-up, closed cab, no rear seats	VC‑4	WC-5					VF-401 / 402, VF-404 / 405
Pick-up, open cab, weapons and troops	VC‑5	WC-3 / WC‑4	WC-13	WC-21 / WC‑22		WC-51 / WC‑52			WC-62 / WC‑63
Carry-all	VC‑6	WC-10	WC-17	WC-26	WC-36, WC‑48	WC-53
Dump truck							VF-403, VF‑406
Command / Reconnaissance	VC‑1	WC-6 / WC‑7	WC-15	WC-23 / WC‑24		WC-56 / WC‑57
Radio truck	VC‑2	WC-8	WC-16	WC-25		WC-58, (WC‑54)
Panel Van		WC-11	WC-19	WC-42	WC-37, WC‑49
Emergency Repair (mobile workshop)				WC-41		WC-60
Maintenance				WC-43		WC-60
Portee gun truck [nb 7]						WC-55
Ambulance		WC-9	WC-18	WC-27		WC-54, WC-64 (KD)	VF-407
Telephone installation / maintenance				WC-43	WC-39, WC‑50	WC-59, WC‑61
closed cab, bare chassis			WC-20	WC-41				WF-31

Engines and drivetrains

All engines were liquid-cooled, straight-six Chrysler flathead gasoline engines, mated to four-speed manual transmissions and a single-range transfer-case offering part-time four-wheel drive.[41][42] Only the T203 and the T223 configurations applied in the 1​¹⁄₂-ton VF-400 models, and in the G-507 6x6 trucks had a dual-ratio transfer-case.[40][10]

Tech. code	Since [43]	Block [44]	Bore (mm)	Stroke (mm)	Displacement [45]	Compression	Torque	Power (HP)
T112	1941	23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^3⁄8 in (111 mm)	217.7 cu in (3,567 cm^3)	6.8:1 [46]	170 lb⋅ft (230 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm [47]	85 @ 3000 rpm [47]
T118	1941	25 inch	3.44 in (87 mm)	4 ^1⁄4 in (108 mm)	236.6 cu in (3,877 cm^3)		190 lb⋅ft (258 N⋅m) @ 1500–2200 rpm	104 @ 3000 rpm [48]
T202	1940	23 inch	3 ^1⁄8 in (79 mm)	4 ^3⁄8 in (111 mm)	201.3 cu in (3,299 cm^3)	6.7:1	154 lb⋅ft (209 N⋅m) [49]	79 @ 3000 rpm [41][27]
T203	1940	25 inch	3 ^3⁄8 in (86 mm)	4 ^1⁄2 in (114 mm)	241.5 cu in (3,957 cm^3)	6.5:1	188 lb⋅ft (255 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm	99 @ 3000 rpm [50]
T207 [nb 8]	1941	23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^3⁄8 in (111 mm)	217.7 cu in (3,567 cm^3)	6.5:1	170 lb⋅ft (230 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm [52]	85 @ 3000 rpm [52][41]
T211	1941	23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^3⁄8 in (111 mm)	217.7 cu in (3,567 cm^3)	6.5:1	170 lb⋅ft (230 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm [52]	85 @ 3000 rpm [52]
T211 from August 1941 [12]		23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^5⁄8 in (117 mm)	230.2 cu in (3,772 cm^3)	6.7:1		92 [17]
T214	1942	23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^5⁄8 in (117 mm)	230.2 cu in (3,772 cm^3)	6.7:1	180 lb⋅ft (244 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm [53]	92 gross / 76 net @ 3200 rpm [54][13]
T215	1941	23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^5⁄8 in (117 mm)	230.2 cu in (3,772 cm^3)	6.7:1	180 lb⋅ft (244 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm [55]	92 @ 3100 rpm [55][41]
T223	1943	23 inch	3 ^1⁄4 in (83 mm)	4 ^5⁄8 in (117 mm)	230.2 cu in (3,772 cm^3)	6.75:1	180 lb⋅ft (244 N⋅m) @ 1200 rpm [56]	92 gross / 76 net @ 3200 rpm [56]

Descriptions — Half-ton VC series

The 1940 Dodge VC-1 / VC-2 Radio and Command Reconnaissance cars had a new body by Budd.

The 1940 Dodge / Fargo VC models formed the first production run in the U.S. military's G-505 range of four-wheel drive, half-ton, light military trucks. Created based on Chrysler's civilian one-ton rated range of light trucks and carry-all,[27] the VC models formed the foundation for the subsequent WC series.

All variants used the same 116 in (295 cm) wheelbase as the commercial trucks, but with the addition of four-wheel drive. Bodywork and sheet metal on the pick-ups and carryall were largely copied from the civilian models — however, for the reconnaissance and radio cars, a dedicated open four seater body was created. Also the same 201.3 cu in (3.3 l) inline six, flathead engine was used, but horsepower was raised from a 70 HP civilian rating in 1939 [57][58] to 79 HP at 3000 rpm in the G-505.[41][27] The transmission had 4 speeds and the transfer case had one.

Shown the civilian body that was fitted with windows and brush-guard as the VC-6 — and carried over to the 4x2 driven WC-36 / WC-48 carry-alls, and the WC-37 / WC-49 panel vans.

The VC series came in six variants, numbered VC-1 to VC-6, and internally T-202 by Dodge: [27][1]

• VC-1: Command Reconnaissance – 2,155 units
• VC-2: Radio Command Reconnaissance – 34 units
• VC-3: Closed cab Pickup with bed seating for troops – 816 units
• VC-4: Closed cab Pickup without bed seats – 4 units
• VC-5: Open cab Pickup with bed seating for troops – 1,607 units
• VC-6: Carry-all – 24 units

None of these trucks came with winches yet.

Descriptions — Half-ton WC series

From production start in late 1940,[59][2] until replacement by the ​³⁄₄-ton models in 1942, the G-505 half-ton, 4WD, Dodge WC models evolved from the VC series, through no less than three mechanical engineering versions – T-207, T-211, and T-215 – in no more than a year and a half; while receiving the T-215 specification engine midway production of the T-211 coded versions. Half-ton rated WC series models were numbered, roughly chronologically, in the WC-1 to WC-50 range, but skipping numbers WC-2, WC-28 to WC-35, and WC-44 to WC-46.

Based on Chrysler Corporation Mopar's 1946 annual model chart and serial number guide, the distribution across the versions was: [3]

• 31,935 units of the WC-1 through WC-11 models, with the T-207 engineering code and a 217.7 cu in (3,567 cm³) engine with 85 HP;
• 17,293 units of the WC-12 through WC-20 models, with the T-211 engineering code and initially the same engine, however during August 1941 the T211 engine was increased to 230.2 cu in (3,772 cm³) and 92 HP, but the overall T-code number was not changed on affected models (e.g. WC-18) [12] [nb 9]
• 28,537 units of the WC-21 through WC-27 and WC-40 through WC-43 model, with the T-215 engineering code and a 230.2 cu in (3,772 cm³) engine with 92 HP.

T-207 range units initially received only front axles with Bendix-Weiss constant-velocity joints, whereas T-211 and T-215 models were either given front axles made by Bendix or with Rzeppa design CV joints, made by Ford. Additionally, from the T-211 onwards, the rear brakes were 14-inch instead of 11-inch drums,[61] and on the T-215 a military instead of a civilian design dash panel, with round instead of square gauges was introduced.[12] Among the T-211 range versions, no single WC model number was explicitly used for any winch equipped units.

Aside from the above, another 1,542 rear-wheel drive units (engineering code T-112) were built (WC-36 through WC-39, and WC-47 through WC-50 — mostly carry-alls and pick-ups), that retained civilian bodywork and front axles (one-ton on-road rating).

Open cab weapon carriers / pickups (with bed seating or not) were the most numerous of the ​¹⁄₂‑ton WC rigs

Common specifications of the 1/2 ton WC trucks were:

• Drive: four-wheel drive — except for WC-36 to WC-39 and WC-47 to WC-50
• Wheelbase: 116 in (295 cm) – both on four-wheel and two-wheel drive models
  • except 123 in (312 cm) for ambulances and phone line / emergency repair trucks
• Track width: 59 ³⁄₈ in (151 cm) front — 61 ³⁄₈ in (156 cm) rear
  • except 55 ³⁄₄ in (142 cm) front track on rear-wheel drive models
• Tires: 7.50x16
• Brakes: Hydraulic
• Engine: 6 cyl, in-line, L-head
• Transmission: 4 forward/1 reverse, manual
• Transfer case: Single speed

​¹⁄₂-ton Ambulances

WC-9, WC-18, WC-27

Dodge WC-9 Ambulance

Entering production during 1941 to early 1942,[62] they were specifically designed to serve as military ambulances. These early variants are distinguishable from the later ones by having a curved radiator grille, while the later ones (WC-51 onwards) featured a flat grille. These versions were given a longer 123 in (3,100 mm) wheelbase.

• Length: 195 inches
• Width: 75-13/16 inches
• Height: 90 inches
• Weight: 5340 lbs net
• Payload: 1300 LB

Command / reconnaissance cars

Lord Mountbatten, Allied Commander South East Asia, stands in a ​¹⁄₂-ton WC Command Car near Mandalay, 1945.

Dodge WC-24 w. winch

​¹⁄₂-ton Carry-alls

WC-10, WC-17, WC-26, WC-36, WC-48

Carryall trucks with a nominal carrying capacity of 1,000 lb (450 kg). The WC-10, WC-17, WC-26 followed engineering pattern T-207, T-211 and T-215 respectively — whereas the WC-36 and WC-48 were T-112, rear-wheel drive models.

​¹⁄₂-ton (Radio) Command Reconnaissance

WC-6, WC-15, WC-23

Command / reconnaissance cars.

WC-7, WC-24

Command / reconnaissance car with winch.

WC-8, WC-16, WC-25

Radio car / Command reconnaissance car with radio, 12 volt.

​¹⁄₂-ton Trucks, Closed Cab

WC-1, WC-5, WC-12, WC-14, WC-40

Dodge WC-14 pickup 1941

Closed cab, two seater pickups with a nominal carrying capacity of a 1,000 lb (450 kg). Some portion of these models were manufactured with winch,[63] at least of the WC-12, the WC-14 (pictured), and the WC-40, reducing the payload to 700 lb (320 kg) — but no distinct model number was assigned for such units. The WC-12's engine displacement was increased to the T-215's volume of 230.2 cu in (3,772 cm³) mid-series, after engine No. 42001.[63]

Open cab ​¹⁄₂-tons, w/wo winch

WC-13 half-ton 4x4 with optional M24 machine gun mount.

Dodge WC-4 open cab with winch.

​¹⁄₂-ton Trucks, Open Cab

WC-3, WC-13, WC-21

Weapon carriers, two seater pickups with open cab. The open cab pickups could be fitted with an optional M24 machine gun mount, which bolted across the front of the bed. The mount could carry the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, as well as the M1919 Browning machine gun, and the M2 Browning machine gun.

• Length: 181- 1/16 inches
• Width: 75-13/16 inches
• Height: with top 88-1/8 inches
• Weight: 4440 LB net
• Payload: 1300 LB

WC-4, WC-22

Open cab weapons carrier, with Braden MU winch, and transverse seats, designed to tow the M3 anti-tank cannon as well as carry the gun crew and ammunition. This type was usually issued to early tank destroyer units. 5570 built.

• Length: 191- 5/16 inches
• Width: 75-13/16 inches
• Height: with top 88-1/8 inches
• Weight: 4775 LB net
• Payload: 1000 LB

​¹⁄₂-ton (Radio) Panel Vans

WC-11, WC-19, WC-42

Almost 1,400 panel van trucks, and panel van bodied radio communication cars. At first, regular panel van trucks were ordered: 642 units of WC-11,[59][64] and 103 units of WC-19.[60] The subsequent WC-42 panel vans were however furnished and equipped as radio communication cars. The 650 WC-42 radio panel vans almost outnumbered their bare transportation siblings, and they were also the only radio communication cars that Dodge built in a panel van body style in the entire VC and WC series range.

​¹⁄₂-ton Telephone Service

WC-43 K-50 phone service truck

WC-39, WC-43, WC-50

Main article: K-50 truck

These models were built as technical service trucks for the U.S. Army Signal Corps, designed to install and repair hard telephone lines. Together with some earlier 1/2-ton GMC/Chevrolet models, and the later ​³⁄₄-ton WC-59 and WC-61, they were also known by the Signal Corps as the K-50 trucks.

Of the two-wheel drive WC-39 and WC-50, only a single unit of each were built, but the four-wheel drive WC-43 numbered 370 pieces.

​¹⁄₂-ton Trucks, Emergency Repair

M1 emergency repair truck, WC-41 — compare external picture here.

WC-5, WC-14, WC-20, WC-40, WC-41

Just over one thousand emergency repair chassis and trucks were ordered within the half-ton Dodge G-505, WC series.[59][60][65] The Dodge SNL G-657 Master Parts List doesn't explicitly list most of them as built to serve as emergency repair trucks, but the Summary Report of Acceptances, Tank-Automotive Materiel, 1940–1945, shows that at least 902 emergency repair chassis and trucks were received by the Army, and it involved at least all of the WC-14, WC-20 and WC-40 models, and most of the WC-41s.[66][67]

Dodge delivered at least all thirty WC-20, and most of the WC-41 units, as closed cabs with a bare chassis, on a 123 in (312 cm) wheelbase, fitted with dual rear tires.[66] Mostly furnished with third party utility service rear bodies, as M1 emergency repair trucks, for the purpose to provide mobile facilities for emergency ordnance repair (G-061 / G-505). One other body-type was ordered: one T-211 oil servicing truck in 1941.[60]

U.S. Gvmt. Contract nr.	Tech model	Units ordered	Vehicle / body type – as ordered [59][60][65]	Units built	Model code	Vehicle / body type – Dodge description [1]	Units accepted	Summary Report of Acceptances model / type [67]
W-398-QM-8286	T-207	60	Emergency Repair	60	WC-5	Closed cab pickup	–	–
W-398-QM-9388	T-211	268	Emergency Repair	268	WC-14	Closed cab pickup	298	Emergency Repair, chassis
	T-211	30	Emergency Repair, chassis	30	WC-20	Closed cab – bare chassis
W-398-QM-10327	T-215	275	Emergency Repair	275	WC-40	Closed cab pickup	275	Emergency Repair
W-398-QM-10327	T-215	267	Emergency Repair, chassis	267	WC-41	Closed cab – bare chassis	213	Emergency Repair, chassis
W-398-QM-11244	T-215	39	Emergency Repair	39	WC-41	Closed cab	39	Emergency Repair, chassis
W-398-QM-11592	T-215	77	Emergency Repair, chassis	77	WC-41	Emergency Repair, cab & chassis	77	Emergency Repair, chassis

Descriptions — Three-quarter-ton models

Top view of WC-55 (a version of the WC-51 / WC-52) shows the squat, short and wide stance, proportions of the revised ​³⁄₄-ton Dodges

In 1942, the Dodge WC range was significantly revised. All four wheeled models were uprated to a nominal three-quarter ton payload rating, and in 1943 a 1​¹⁄₂-ton six-wheel drive variant was derived (see appropriate section). All models were widened to a 64 ³⁄₄ in (164 cm) front and rear track, while at the same time the bulk of production (pick-up / weapons carrier and radio / command reconnaissance) models were significantly shortened, from a 116 in (295 cm) to a 98 in (249 cm) wheelbase, giving the vehicles much more squat proportions. Ambulances, carry-alls, and telephone installation / emergency repair trucks received a wheelbase reduction of only 2 inches (5 centimetres). Panel vans were dropped from the range and no longer made.

The volume production pick-up / weapons carrier models received a redesigned rear bed, seating troops on top of the rear wheels, instead of between them, further widening these models to 6 ft 11 in / 2.11 meters. A single such unit, though compact, offered practical all-terrain transportation to a full eight man rifle squad and their gear.
The ​³⁄₄-tons retained the same 6-cylinder in-line, L-head engine of 92 hp (73 kW) gross, from the ​¹⁄₂-ton WC series.

​³⁄₄-ton Ambulances

WC-54

1943 WC-54 Ambulance

Main article: Dodge WC54

The WC-54 Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Ambulance, Dodge (G502), was produced as an ambulance, but a few were modified to serve as radio/telephone trucks with the US Signal Corps. A total of 26,002 WC-54 units were built from 1942 through 1944, after which the ambulance was redesigned, and replaced by the WC-64 in 1945.[68][69]

• Length: 16 ft 3 in / 4,95 m
• Height: 7 ft 6 in / 2,30 m
• Weight: 5,920 lb / 2 685 kg
• Width: 6 ft 6 in / 1,98 m
• Payload: 1,800 lb / 816 kg

Dodge WC-64 Ambulance

WC-64

The WC-64 KD Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Ambulance Dodge (G502) was an ambulance based on the same chassis as the WC-54 but with a knock-down body designed to increase the number of vehicles that could be shipped at the same time. The rear boxes were supplied in two major parts: lower and upper. The lower part of the box was attached to the chassis at the factory, while the upper box was crated for installation in the field.[70] 3,500 Knock-down ambulances were built between the beginning of 1945 and the end of the war,[71] the great majority (2,531 units) went to allies under lend-lease: [72]

• 1,123 to the free French forces
• 644 to Great Britain
• 475 to China
• 149 to Brazil and 82 to other Latin American republics

​³⁄₄-ton Carry-all

WC-53 Carry-all

Split tailgate shown on rear

WC-53

A carryall, mechanically it was virtually identical to the WC-54 but was fitted with a body which was the 1939 civilian carryall modified to military specifications. All four rear side windows were opening wind-up and the seating consisted of front folding passenger seat to allow rear access, two person second row leaving space to access to the rear full width three person seat. The spare was carried on a mount on the driver's side and although the door was fully operational it could not be opened (driver had to enter from passenger side). The rear end had split tailgates.[73][74]
WC-53s were also fitted as radio trucks with a bench on the left side with the operator seated sideways. 8,400 WC-53: Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge Carryall (G502) were built. No carryalls came from the factory with a winch, though there was a field modification available.[75]

• Length: 15 ft 6 in / 4,73 m
• Width: 6 ft 7 in / 2,00 m
• Height: 6 ft 9 in / 2,06 m
• Weight: 5,700 lb / 2 590 kg
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

​³⁄₄-ton (Radio) Command Reconnaissance

WC-56

Rear of command car, desert tan

The WC-56 was wider and much shorter than the ​¹⁄₂-ton command cars, giving it squat proportions.

The WC-56 Truck, Command Reconnaissance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 w/o Winch Dodge (G502) was a command and reconnaissance vehicle akin to a large Willys Jeep. It did not prove popular as it was heavier and not as maneuverable as the Jeep, and its distinctive profile made it a target. The soft-top included side-curtains, for better weather shielding. 21,156 units were built.[76][69]

• Length: 13 ft 10 in / 4,22 m
• Width: 6 ft 7 in / 2,00 m
• Height: 6 ft 9 in / 2,07 m
• Weight: 5,335 lb / 2 420 kg
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

WC-57

Contrary to the jeep, the Dodge command cars' soft-top included canvas sides (WC-57 with winch).

The WC-57 Truck, Command Reconnaissance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 w/Winch Dodge (G502) was identical to the WC-56, but fitted with a Braden MU2 7,500 lb / 3,402 kg capacity winch at the front bumper. 6,010 units built.[76][69]

• Length: 14 ft 8 in / 4,46 m
• Width: 6 ft 7 in / 2,00 m
• Height: 6 ft 9 in / 2,07 m
• Weight: 5,644 lb / 2 560 kg
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

WC-58

The WC-58 Truck, Radio, 3/4 ton, 4x4 w/o Winch, Dodge (G502) was identical to the WC-56 Command / Reconnaissance Car, but fitted with a Signal Corps Radio set in front of the rear seat, and a 12-volt electrical system.[77][78] Some WC-58 models may have been built, based on the WC-57 with winch, as well.[13][79] A total of 2,344 radio equipped units were built,[78] but it is unclear whether these were included as part of the WC-56 / WC-57 production, or constituted an additional 2,344 WC-58 radio car units.

• Length: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) / 14 ft 7 in (4.46 m) with winch
• Width: 6 ft 7 in / 2.00 m
• Height: 6 ft 9 in / 2.07 m
• Weight: 5,644 lb / 2 560 kg
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

​³⁄₄-ton Trucks, Weapons Carrier

WC-51 and WC-52

With the top and bows down, the WC-51/52 followed the low-profile design doctrine — and lack of a winch gave a better approach angle.

Up to ten troops would fit in a WC-51 or WC-52. Shown WC-52 is identical to the WC-51, but with a power take-off front winch.

Almost three quarters of Dodge's 255,195 total ​³⁄₄-ton G-502 WC series production, were built in the form of the WC-51 and WC-52, "Truck, Cargo, ​³⁄₄‑ton, 4x4, Weapons Carrier", with or without winch. 123,541 were built without winch as the WC-51, and 59,114 with a front winch as the WC-52 — for a total of 182.655 units — or just over 188,000 including the 5,380 WC-55s M6 GMC's that were later downgraded and used as WC-52s.

The open cab pickup could be fitted with an optional M24A1 machine gun mount, which bolted across the front of the bed. The mount could carry the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, the M1919 Browning machine gun, or the M2 Browning machine gun. The WC-52 was identical to the WC-51, but fitted with a power take-off driven Braden MU‑2 7,500 lb / 3,402 kg capacity winch at the front bumper. As before, the winch equipped models actually had different, longer frames than those without, so a winch wasn't easily added in the field. .

• Length: 13 ft 11 in / 4.24 m — 14 ft 9 in / 4,48 m with winch
• Width: 6 ft 11 in / 2.11 meters
• Height (with canvas cover): 6 ft 10 in / 2.08 m
• Height (with top down): 5 ft 2 in / 1.57 m
• Weight: 5,250 lb / 2 382 kg net — 5,550 lb / 2 518 kg net with winch
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg
• Tires 9.00 x 16 in., 8ply

WC-51 cabin interior

A substantial amount, and almost a quarter of all ​³⁄₄-ton weapons carriers (44,229 - with or w/o winch), were provided to World War II allies, under Lend-Lease: [72]

• 24,902 to the Soviet Union
• 10,884 to Great Britain
• 3,711 to China
• 3,495 to the free French forces
• 954 to Brazil and 204 to other Latin American republics

​³⁄₄-ton Truck, Gun Motor Carriage

WC-55

WC-55 Gun Motor Carriage

Main article: M6 Gun Motor Carriage

The M6 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage (3/4-ton, 4x4) (or GMC), also known as M6 Fargo, and by Dodge as the WC-55 Truck, was a modified G-502 Dodge WC-52, designed and built to carry an M3A1 37mm antitank gun and shield, mounted on its cargo bed. The WC-55 with gun combination was designated M6 Fargo Gun Motor Carriage with 37mm Anti-tank Gun, with supply catalog Standard Nomenclature List number (G-121). A total of 5,380 were built by Fargo in 1942,[80] but most were later dismantled / downgraded and returned to service as WC-52 cargo trucks.

• Length: 14 ft 8½ in / 4,48 m
• Height: 8 ft 2 in / 2,49 m to top of gun shield
• Weight: 5,600 lb / 2 540 kg
• Width: 7 ft 2 in / 2,18 m
• Payload: 80 rounds 37mm

​³⁄₄-ton Telephone Service

WC-59

WC-59, 3/4-ton K-50 telephone truck with ladder on side.

The WC-59 Truck, Telephone Maintenance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge (G502) was designed to install and repair telephone lines. Based on the same chassis as the WC-54, but with a wheelbase increased by 50 cm. The spare wheel was carried behind the seats, with a step ladder fitted to where the spare wheel would have been. 549 were built. The bed was known by the Signal Corps as the K-50 truck, and was fitted to both Dodge and Chevrolet chassis.

• Length: 16 ft 0 in / 4,88 m
• Height: 6 ft 9 in / 2,06 m
• Weight: 5,357 lb / 2 430 kg
• Width: 6 ft 6 in / 1,98 m
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

WC-61

WC-61 / K-50B truck

The WC-61 Light Maintenance Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge (G502) was designed to install and repair telephone lines. Replacement for the WC-59, the WC-61 had the step ladder fitted to the roof, the spare wheel was fitted behind the seats, and the tool trunks were accessible from the outside. 58 built. The US Signal Corps referred to these as the K-50B truck.

• Length: 15 ft 6 in / 4,73 m
• Height (without ladder): 7 ft 5 in / 2,26 m
• Weight: 5,952 lb / 2 700 kg
• Width: 6 ft 10 in / 2,08 m
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

​³⁄₄-ton Truck, Emergency Repair

WC-60

Dodge WC-60 Emergency Repair Chassis, M2

The WC-60 chassis, fitted with a bed similar to the WC-61 by American Coach and Body Co. (Cleveland, Ohio), formed the "M2 Emergency Repair truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4 Dodge" (G-61 / G-502), a mobile workshop designed for field maintenance. Its open-topped service-type bed featured numerous tool trunks and stowage bins, accessible from the outside. 296 built.

• Length: 15 ft 6 in / 4.73 m
• Height: 7 ft 5 in / 2.26 m
• Weight: 5,952 lb / 2 700 kg
• Width: 6 ft 10 in / 2.08 m
• Payload: 1,750 lb / 800 kg

Descriptions — One-and-a-half-ton models

G-507, 1​¹⁄₂-ton, 6x6 trucks

WC-62 – without winch

WC-63 – with winch

WC-62 / WC-63 cabin interior

WC-62

The G507 Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1​¹⁄₂-ton, 6x6 Truck, Dodge (WC-62 w/o Winch) was based on a lengthened WC-51 Weapons Carrier with an extra axle added. When the army enlarged rifle squads from eight to twelve men, the ​³⁄₄-ton no longer sufficed, and a 48-inch longer 6x6 variant was created that used most of the mechanical parts and some of the sheet metal of the G-502. The G507 trucks could be driven by all six wheels (6x6) or by the four rear wheels only (6x4).[81] A number of components were strengthened in this design, and many of these changes were also incorporated in subsequent ​³⁄₄-ton production. Production amounted to 43,224 units total,[5] — 23,092 WC-62 units without winch, and 20,132 WC-63 variants with winch.[69][4] One prototype was produced as an armored car.[82]

A total of 6,344 WC-62 and WC-63 cargo trucks were provided to World War II Allies — 4,074 to the free French forces, 2,123 to Great Britain, and 137 units to Brazil.[72]

• Length: 17 ft 11 in / 5.47 m
• Width: 6 ft 11 in / 2.11 m
• Height (with canvas cover): 7 ft 3 in / 2.21 m
• Height (with top down): 5 ft 2 in / 1.57 m
• Weight: 6,925 lb / 3 141 kg
• Payload: 3,300 lb / 1500 kg

WC-63

The WC-63 Truck, Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1​¹⁄₂ ton, 6x6 with Winch, Dodge (G507) Weapons Carrier was based on a lengthened WC-52 with an extra axle added. Identical to the WC-62 but fitted with a PTO powered Braden MU2 winch, initially of 5,000 pound, later 7,500 pound capacity.

• Length: 18 ft 9 in / 5,72 m
• Width: 6 ft 11 in / 2,10 m
• Height (with canvas cover): 7 ft 3 in / 2,21 m
• Height (with top down): 5 ft 2 in / 1,57 m
• Weight: 7,175 lb / 3 250 kg
• Payload: 3,300 lb / 1500 kg

Comprehensive models table

This comprehensive, sortable table has been compiled to further elaborate and clarify the extensive range of models in the larger Dodge WC series family, the different codes that were applied, and some of each model's base characteristics, based on dodge's SNL G-657 Master Parts List, U.S. Army technical model manuals, such as the TM9-2800 (editions of 1943 and 1947) and others, the U.S. Summary Report of Tank Automotive Acceptances (!945/1946), and various additional sources.

Different colors have been used to code groupings for maximum convenience, based on nominal payload rating, model family, and wheels and drive.
Lend-lease models (mainly for Russia), and Canadian-built models are presented in red, at the bottom.

Payload rating	Dodge model	US Army SNL-nr.	Dodge T-code	Wheels & drive	U.S. Mil body code [83]	Model and body description	Winch	Years	Number built	Wheel base	Length	Width	Height	Payload
​^1⁄2-ton	VC-1	G-505	T-202	4 x 4	USM-BT-15	Command reconnaissance		1940	2,155	116 in (2.95 m)	188 in (4.78 m)	74 in (1.88 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	945 lb (429 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	VC-2	G-505	T-202	4 x 4	USM-BT-15	Radio command reconnaissance		1940	34	116 in (2.95 m)	188 in (4.78 m)	74 in (1.88 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	VC-3	G-505	T-202	4 x 4	USM-BT-5	Pick-up, closed cab, with troop seats		1940	816	116 in (2.95 m)	188 in (4.78 m)	74 in (1.88 m)	88 in (2.24 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	VC-4	G-505	T-202	4 x 4	USM-BT-5	Pick-up, closed cab, no bed seats		1940	4	116 in (2.95 m)	188 in (4.78 m)	74 in (1.88 m)	88 in (2.24 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	VC-5	G-505	T-202	4 x 4	USM-BT-9	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats		1940	1,607	116 in (2.95 m)	188 in (4.78 m)	74 in (1.88 m)	88 in (2.24 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	VC-6	G-505	T-202	4 x 4	USM-BT-7	Carry-all		1940	24	116 in (2.95 m)		74 in (1.88 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-1	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-6	Pick-up, closed cab; longitudinal seats		1941	2,573	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88.2 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-3	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-10	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats		1941	7,808	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88 ^1⁄8 in (2.24 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-4	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-10	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats	w / winch	1941	5,570	116 in (2.95 m)	191 ^5⁄16 in (4.86 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88 ^1⁄8 in (2.24 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-5	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-6	Pick-up, closed cab; no bed seating		1941	60	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88.2 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-6	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Command reconnaissance		1941	9,365	116 in (2.95 m)	178 ^11⁄16 in (4.54 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-7	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Command reconnaissance	w / winch	1941	1,438	116 in (2.95 m)	189 ^3⁄16 in (4.81 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	700 lb (320 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-8	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Radio command reconnaissance		1941	548	116 in (2.95 m)	178 ^11⁄16 in (4.54 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-9	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-19	Ambulance		1941	2,288	123 in (3.12 m)	195 in (4.95 m)	76 in (1.93 m)	90 in (2.29 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-10	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-7	Carry-all		1941	1,643	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-11	G-505	T-207	4 x 4	USM-BT-13	Panel van		1941	642	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-12	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-6	Pick-up, closed cab		1941	6,047	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88.2 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-13	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-10	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier		1941	4,019	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88 ^1⁄8 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-14	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-6	Pick-up, closed cab / Emergency Repair [nb 11]		1941	268	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88.2 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-15	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Command reconnaissance		1941	3,980	116 in (2.95 m)	178 ^11⁄16 in (4.54 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-16	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Radio command reconnaissance		1941	1,284	116 in (2.95 m)	178 ^11⁄16 in (4.54 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-17	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-7	Carry-all		1941	274	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-18	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-19	Ambulance		1941	1,555	123 in (3.12 m)	195 in (4.95 m)	76 in (1.93 m)	90 in (2.29 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-19	G-505	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-13	Panel van		1941	103	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-20	G-061	T-211	4 x 4	USM-BT-1	Emergency repair, M1, Closed cab chassis		1941	30	123 in (3.12 m)	187 ^3⁄8 in (4.76 m)	91 ^1⁄2 in (2.32 m)	81 ^1⁄16 in (2.06 m)	1420 lb / 2170 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-21	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-10	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; transverse seats		1941–1942	14,287	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88 ^1⁄8 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-22	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-10	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier	w / winch	1941	1,900	116 in (2.95 m)	191 ^5⁄16 in (4.86 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88 ^1⁄8 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-23	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Command reconnaissance		1941–1942	2,637	116 in (2.95 m)	178 ^11⁄16 in (4.54 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-24	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Command reconnaissance	w / winch	1941–1942	1,412	116 in (2.95 m)	189 ^3⁄16 in (4.81 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	700 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-25	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-17	Radio command reconnaissance		1941–1942	1,630	116 in (2.95 m)	178 ^11⁄16 in (4.54 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	83 ^3⁄8 in (2.12 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-26	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-7	Carry-all		1941–1942	2,900	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-27	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-19	Ambulance		1941–1942	2,579	123 in (3.12 m)	195 in (4.95 m)	76 in (1.93 m)	90 in (2.29 m)	1,300 lb (590 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-36	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-7	Carry-all		1941	400	116 in (2.95 m)	191 ^3⁄8 in (4.86 m)	74.5[46] in (1.89 m)	80[46] in (2.03 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-37	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-14*	Panel van — VC model civilian body		1941	6	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-38	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-5*	Pick-up, closed cab — VC model civilian body		1941	362	116 in (2.95 m)	185 ^5⁄16 in (4.71 m)	74.5 in (1.89 m)	74 ^7⁄16 in (1.89 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-39	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-12	Telephone installation, K-50		1941	1	116 in (2.95 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-40	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-6	Pick-up, closed cab / Emergency Repair [nb 11]		1941	275	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88.2 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-41^A	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-6	Pick-up, closed cab / Emergency Repair [nb 11]		1941	39	116 in (2.95 m)	181 ^1⁄16 in (4.60 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	88.2 in (2.24 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-41^B	G-061	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-1	Emergency repair, M1, Closed cab chassis		1941–1942	306	123 in (3.12 m)	187 ^3⁄8 in (4.76 m)	91 ^1⁄2 in (2.32 m)	81 ^1⁄16 in (2.06 m)	1420 lb / 2170 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-42	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-13	Radio – Panel van		1942	650	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1000 lb / 1300 lb [nb 10]
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-43	G-505	T-215	4 x 4	USM-BT-12	Telephone installation, K-50		1942	370	116 in (2.95 m)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-47	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-5*	Pick-up, closed cab — VC model civilian body		1942	390	116 in (2.95 m)	185 ^5⁄16 in (4.71 m)	74.5 in (1.89 m)	74 ^7⁄16 in (1.89 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-48	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-7	Carry-all		1942	374	116 in (2.95 m)	191 ^3⁄8 in (4.86 m)	74.5[46] in (1.89 m)	80[46] in (2.03 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-49	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-14*	Panel van — VC model civilian body		1942	8	116 in (2.95 m)	183 ^7⁄8 in (4.67 m)	75 ^13⁄16 in (1.93 m)	84 ^1⁄8 in (2.14 m)	1,000 lb (450 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	WC-50	G-613	T-112	4 x 2	USM-BT-12	Telephone installation, K-50		1942	1	116 in (2.95 m)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-51	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-11	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier		1942–1945	123,541	98 in (2.49 m)	166 ^7⁄8 in (4.24 m)	82 ^3⁄4 in (2.10 m)	81 ^7⁄8 in (2.08 m)	1,500 lb (680 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-52	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-11	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier	w / winch	1942–1945	59,114	98 in (2.49 m)	176.5 in (4.48 m)	82 ^3⁄4 in (2.10 m)	81 ^7⁄8 in (2.08 m)	1,500 lb (680 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-53	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-8	Carry-all		1942–1943	8,400	114 in (2.90 m)	185 ^5⁄8 in (4.71 m)	78 ^5⁄8 in (2.00 m)	80 ^1⁄4 in (2.04 m)	1,800 lb (820 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-54	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-20	Ambulance		1942–1944	26,002	121 in (3.07 m)	194.5 in (4.94 m)	77 ^3⁄4 in (1.97 m)	90 ^3⁄8 in (2.30 m)	1,800 lb (820 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-55	G-121	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-11	Pick-up, open cab "M6 Gun Motor Carriage"	w / winch	1942	5,380	98 in (2.49 m)	178 in (4.52 m)	88 in (2.24 m)	82 in (2.08 m)	1,200 lb (540 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-56	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-16	Command reconnaissance		1942–1944	21,156	98 in (2.49 m)	165 ^3⁄4 in (4.21 m)	78 ^5⁄8 in (2.00 m)	81.5 in (2.07 m)	1500 lb / 1800 lb [nb 10]
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-57	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-16	Command reconnaissance	w / winch	1942–1944	6,010	98 in (2.49 m)	175 ^5⁄8 in (4.46 m)	78 ^5⁄8 in (2.00 m)	81.5 in (2.07 m)	1500 lb / 1800 lb [nb 10]
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-58	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-16	Radio command reconnaissance	unclear	1942	2,344 [nb 12]	98 in (2.49 m)	165 ^3⁄4 in (4.21 m)	78 ^5⁄8 in (2.00 m)	81.5 in (2.07 m)	1500 lb / 1800 lb [nb 10]
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-59	G-502	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-21	Telephone installation, K-50		1942–1943	549	121 in (3.07 m)	191.5 in (4.86 m)	77.5 in (1.97 m)	80 ^5⁄8 in (2.05 m)	500 lb / 1210 lb [nb 10]
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-60	G-061	T-214	4 x 4	USM-BT-22	Emergency repair, M2, Closed cab chassis		1943	300	121 in (3.07 m)	186 in (4.72 m)	81.5 in (2.07 m)	88.5 in (2.25 m)	2,170 lb (980 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-61	G-502	T-214	4 x 4		Phone / Maintenance, K-50B		1943	58	121 in (3.07 m)	191 ^13⁄32 in (4.86 m)	77 ^3⁄4 in (1.97 m)	80 ^11⁄16 in (2.05 m)	1,300 lb (590 kg)
​^3⁄4-ton	WC-64	G-502	T-214	4 x 4		Ambulance, Knock-down		1945	3,500	121 in (3.07 m)	191.5 in (4.86 m)	82 ^3⁄4 in (2.10 m)	90 ^3⁄4 in (2.31 m)	1,500 lb (680 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-401	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-3	Pick-up / cargo, closed cab		1940	3,122	143 in (3.63 m)	223 ^3⁄8 in (5.67 m)	86 in (2.18 m)	111 ^7⁄8 in (2.84 m)	3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-402	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-3	Pick-up / cargo, closed cab	w / winch	1940	491	143 in (3.63 m)	233 ^1⁄12 in (5.92 m)	86 in (2.18 m)	111 ^7⁄8 in (2.84 m)	2,400 lb (1,100 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-403	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-4	Dump truck, closed cab		1940	323	143 in (3.63 m)	225 ^3⁄32 in (5.72 m)	85 in (2.16 m)	113.5 in (2.88 m)	3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-404	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-3	Pick-up / cargo, closed cab		1940	1,956	143 in (3.63 m)	223 ^3⁄8 in (5.67 m)	86 in (2.18 m)	111 ^7⁄8 in (2.84 m)	3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-405	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-3	Pick-up / cargo, closed cab	w / winch	1940	509	143 in (3.63 m)	233 ^1⁄12 in (5.92 m)	86 in (2.18 m)	111 ^7⁄8 in (2.84 m)	2,400 lb (1,100 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-406	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-4	Dump truck, closed cab		1940	67	143 in (3.63 m)	225 ^3⁄32 in (5.72 m)	85 in (2.16 m)	113.5 in (2.88 m)	3,000 lb (1,400 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	VF-407	G-621	T-203	4 x 4	USM-BT-18	Ambulance		1940	3	143 in (3.63 m)
1​^1⁄2-ton	WC-62	G-507	T-223	6 x 6	USM-BT-25/26	(Personnel and) Cargo Carrier		1943	23,092	125 in (3.18 m) [nb 13]	214 ^7⁄8 in (5.46 m)	82 ^3⁄4 in (2.10 m)	89¾ in / 84¾ in [nb 14]	3,300 lb (1,500 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	WC-63	G-507	T-223	6 x 6	USM-BT-23/24	(Personnel and) Cargo Carrier	w / winch	1943	20,132	125 in (3.18 m) [nb 13]	224 ^3⁄4 in (5.71 m)	82 ^3⁄4 in (2.10 m)	89¾ in / 84¾ in [nb 14]	3,300 lb (1,500 kg)
1​^1⁄2-ton	T-203B		T-203-B	4 x 4	Lend-lease	Cargo truck / Lend-Lease to Russia		1940	1,500	160 in (4.06 m)
1​^1⁄2-ton	WF-32	G-618	T-118	4 x 2	Lend-lease	Closed cab, stake and platform		1942–1944	9,600	160 in (4.06 m)	253.5 in (6.44 m)	88 in (2.24 m)	82 ^11⁄16 in (2.10 m)	3,170 lb (1,440 kg)
​^1⁄2-ton	D8A	—	T-212	4 x 4	Canadian production	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier			3,001 [86]	116 in (2.95 m)
​^3⁄4-ton	D3/4 APT	—	T-236	4 x 4	Canadian production	Pick-up, open cab / Weapon Carrier; Air-Portable		1945	11,750 [86]	98 in (2.49 m)	182 in (4.62 m)	77 ^1⁄8 in (1.96 m)	62 in (1.57 m)	1,750 lb (790 kg)

Former operators

Israel built ad-hoc reconnaissance-assault car with 'sandwich' armor and turret, on the Dodge WC-52 chassis, for the 1948 independence war.[87]

 Austria

• Austrian Army[88]

 Belgium

• Belgian Army

 Brazil

• Used in Brazil by the Brazilian Army and
• in Europe by the Brazilian Expeditionary Force,
  nicknamed as Jipão.

 France

• Free French Forces, French Army

 Greece

• Greek Army and Greek Air Force

 Iran

• Iranian Army

 Israel

• Israel Defense Forces

 Nicaragua

• Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua

 Norway

• Norwegian Army

 Portugal

• Portuguese Army, redesignated Dodge m/48, used during the Portuguese Colonial War

 Philippine Commonwealth

• Philippine Commonwealth Army
  *Philippine Constabulary

Philippine Republic

• Philippine Army
  *Philippine Constabulary
  *Philippine Marine Corps

 United Kingdom

• Royal Army Medical Corps

 United States

• U.S Army, U.S. Army Medical Corps and U.S. Signal Corps

 Soviet Union

• Red Army by Lend-Lease during World War II - 25,202 Dodge WC series, including 24,902 WC-51 and WC-52 (Dodge 3/4).

At least two survived in running condition in Russian museums:

• Museum of Military History in Padikovo, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast.
• Museum of Military and Automobile Technique in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast.

  Switzerland

• The Swiss Army bought several hundred after World War II, mainly 3/4-tons, a few 1/2-tons, and just ten 1​¹⁄₂-tons. WC-54 ambulances served until 1960.[89]

In popular culture

Dodge WC series vehicles are visible in many World War Two movies, and American TV series. One of the most conspicuous examples is the frequent use of the WC-54 ambulances in the acclaimed M.A.S.H. tv-series, situated in the Korean War.
In many WW II films, directors would place high-ranking allied officers in Dodge Command Cars, although in reality, the German military quickly realized that personnel riding in the Command Cars were typically prime targets, and Allied generals and dignitaries would in reality prefer to ride in regular jeeps, to prevent advertising themselves as high-profile targets.

Gallery

• 
  Generals George Patton and Auguste Nogues (Fr.) in a WC-56 during diplomacy mission in Morocco (Dec. 1942)
• 
  WC-62 armored car prototype
• 
  WC-55 in a posed picture; note the left front tire is mounted with the directional tread pattern facing the wrong direction
• 
  WC-54 in period Greek Airforce colors
• 
  French Army draisine, converted WC-51
• 
  A Dodge of the 5th Indian Division slugging through mud on the Tiddim Front — War logistics in the Far East; the Burma Campaign 1941-1945
• 
  WC-51 'Beeps' served in the Polish and Hungarian armies in the '40s and '50s.[90] Photo Hungarian.
• 
  General George C. Marshall in Dodge Command Car, 1944 – photo: U.S. Army Military History Institute
• 
  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Dodge jeep in the taking of the Sinai peninsula (1956)

See also

• Canadian Military Pattern truck
• Dodge 3-ton 'Burma' truck
• List of Dodge automobiles
• Standard nomenclature vehicle G-numbers — G-061, G-121, G-502, G-505, G-507, G-613, G-618, G-621
• Humvee – another U.S. light military wheeled vehicle platform, with many variants built using the same mechanicals
• World War II jeep — the other of the two American light wheeled vehicles, mass-produced for World War II

Notes

1. Chrysler Corporation Mopar's 1946 annual model chart and serial number guide indicates a maximum of 77,765 serial numbers: [3]
   — 31,935 units of the WC-1 through WC-11,
   — 17,293 units of the WC-12 through WC-20, and
   — 28,537 units of the WC-21 through WC-27 and WC-40 through WC-43
2. The Summary Report – Tank-Automotive Materiel lists a total of 82,454 ​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 trucks (page 58), including 65 Marmon-Herrington Fords (p. 57) and 12 'Amphibian Car Corp.' units (p. 55), and the generally accepted number of 4640 VC-series units (1940), leaving 77,737 half-ton WC‑series 4x4 units
3. Although within the Chrysler Corporation, the Fargo Division handled government contracts,[9] the trucks were all built at Dodge’s Mound Road, Warren truck plant near Detroit, Michigan.[5][10]
4. Including the 4,640 G-505 VC trucks of 1940
5. The Army at that time grouped motor transport vehicles into four weight classes — ​³⁄₄-ton or one-ton and under were "light", 1​¹⁄₂-tons were "medium", and above that were two groups of "heavies".[5][11]
6. Chrysler Corp. Mopar's 1946 annual model chart and serial number guide indicates 6,472 serial numbers across the VF-400 models,[6] exactly matching Dodge's contract W-398-QM-7471 for 3,936 units, and Fargo's contract W-398-QM-7813 for 2,534 units, plus one pilot truck each.[7] The 1946 Summary Report of Acceptances – Tank-Automotive Materiel lists another 292 cargo trucks in addition to these same numbers, but under earlier contracts, matching the 292 TF-40(-X) / T-201 pre-standard units from 1939.[28]
7. truck with bed-mounted gun, typically unarmored, except for possibly a gun shield
8. Recommended fuel octane was just 60–65.[51]
9. U.S. government contracts explicitly referred to these units as T-211 models with a T-215 engine.[60]
10. Ratings given in Technical Manual TM9-2800 editions of 1943 and 1947, respectively.[84] [85]
11. According to both contract and acceptance count in Summary Report
12. Unclear whether 2344 were built in addition to the WC-56/57 units, or whether this number of these were equipped as radio units !
13. 104 in (2.64 m) + 42 in (1.07 m)
14. TM9-810: max. height: tarpaulin up, with / without ringmount; Lowest operable reducible to 62 in (1.57 m)

References

Some parts of this article are translated from French and Portuguese Wikipedia, tables are adapted and corrected from Italian Wikipedia.

1. SNL G-657 Master Parts List (1943), p. XX–XXII.
2. Summary Report – Tank-Automotive Materiel (1945), pp. 55–58.
3. Serial Number Guide – Dodge Trucks Built for the U.S. Government (1946), Page 26.
4. Summary Report – Tank-Automotive Materiel (1945), p. 66.
5. Hyde, Charles K. (2013). Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II. Wayne State University Press. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9780814339527.
6. "Serial Number Guide – Dodge Trucks Built for the U.S. Government". T137.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018. scanned images of parts books pages showing serial numbers, engine numbers, and other information from factory MoPar parts books covering Dodge and Fargo trucks manufactured from 1939–1977
7. Doyle, David (2019). Chevrolet G-506 – 1​¹⁄₂-ton 4x4 Development, Production and Variants in WW2. Branchville, NJ: Portrayal Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780938242062. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019.
8. "TM 9 808 Dodge ​³⁄₄ ton 4x4". US Dept. of the Army. 31 January 1944. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
9. Summary Report – Tank-Automotive Materiel (1945), pp. 19, 58, 64.
10. "Doyle, 2011: Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles – 2nd Edition, pg. 100". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
11. Thomson, Harry C.; Mayo, Lida (2003). The Ordnance Department: procurement and supply. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army (Originally published: 1960, Washington, D.C., Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army). p. 269/270.
12. "Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Dodge WC (G505)". Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
13. Allen, Jim (7 December 2016). "1943 Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier, Power & Glory: Backward Glances". FourWheeler.com. Extreme Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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General references

• Chief of Ordnance Office; Military Vehicle Preservation Association, eds. (2010). Summary Report of Acceptances, Tank-Automotive Materiel, 1940–1945 (Revision). Detroit: U.S. Army Service Forces, Office: Chief of Ordnance-Detroit, Production Division, Requirements and Progress Branch (published December 1945).
• Crismon, Fred W. (2001). US Military Wheeled Vehicles (3 ed.). Victory WWII Pub. pp. 96, 98, 240–241. ISBN 0-970056-71-0.
• Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 45–49, 55–62, 100–101. ISBN 0-87349-508-X.
• Doyle, David (2011). Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles - 2nd Edition. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. ISBN 9781440225727.
• Richards, T. and Clarke, R.M. Dodge WW2 military portfolio 1940-45. Brookland Books LTD (Surrey, UK) ISBN 1-85520-533-5
• Ware, Pat (2010). The World Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles. Lorenz Books. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-7548-2052-1.
• SNL G-657 – Master Parts List, Dodge Trucks. Standard Nomenclature Supply Catalog. Ordnance Department, United States Army Service Forces. 1 December 1943. Ten page sample here (pdf)
• TM 9-808 – ​³⁄₄-Ton 4x4 Truck (Dodge), Technical Manual (PDF). Technical Manual. U.S. War Department. 31 January 1944.
• TM 9-810 – 1​¹⁄₂-Ton 6x6 Truck (Dodge T-223, models WC-62 and WC-63) (PDF). Technical Manual. U.S. War Department. 28 February 1945.
• TM 9-2800 – Standard Military Motor Vehicles. Technical Manual. Washington: U.S. War Department. 1 September 1943.
• TM 9-2800 – MILITARY VEHICLES (PDF). Technical Manual. Washington: Department of the Army. 27 October 1947.
• TM 10-1443 – ​¹⁄₂ Ton 4 x 4 Dodge Trucks for U.S. Army (PDF). Maintenance Manual. Washington: U.S. War Department. 20 February 1942.

External links

Dodge company promo film of their WW II trucks, mostly WC models (YouTube)

• Dodge WC, Primal4x4 Dodge WWII 4x4 – includes the retired "WW2 Dodge Motor Pool" site
• Gordon's WW2 Army Trucks
• A WC-52 Restoration Project
• command-car.com – dedicated to Dodge Command Car of WW2
• WW II 3/4 Ton, 4x4 Dodge WC Information Page on Vintage Power Wagons
• The Jeep Gets a Big Brother, November 1942, Popular Science early article introducing the American war public to the WC‑series