Studebaker US6

The Studebaker US6 is a two-and-a-half-ton cargo truck built by the American manufacturer Studebaker during the Second World War, produced primarily for supply to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program rather than for the United States Army's own front-line use, which relied more heavily on the broadly similar GMC CCKW. Built in six-by-six and six-by-four configurations for hauling troops and cargo, the US6 was supplied to Soviet forces in enormous numbers, and its reliability and cross-country capability made it one of the most valued pieces of Lend-Lease equipment in Soviet service, used long after the war ended in both military and civilian roles. As with the CCKW, its role was transport and logistics rather than combat, distinguishing it from the armored and weapon-carrying vehicles of the same conflict.