1.5 Ton (30cwt) Medium Lorries
1&1/2 Ton Truck... unit 517
Austin 30cwt..... unit 054
1&1/2 Ton Truck - unit 517
1. Could change name to ‘Fordson WOT8 30cwt Lorry’ or ‘Fordson WOT8 4x4 30cwt’.
The WOT8 was the only British 30cwt 4x4 produced during the war. Just over 2,500 were made, but I believe about 800 were shipped to Russia.
I’ve read that the WOT8 was first produced in 1941, but I don’t know what month, so it may be best to leave the available date as it is (currently Jan 1942).
2. Upgrade size from 2 to 3
Most medium trucks are size 3, and the WOT8 is 200 x 90 inches, probably larger than the average size 3.
3. Upgrade the carry from 112 to 118.
Most 30cwt medium trucks carry 118, and the WOT8 cargo space appears larger than most medium trucks.
4. Could downgrade the speed (currently 20) as the only reference I found for the WOT8 speed was 60 Kmh.
5. Could give this unit its own icon (200 x 90 inches).
This unit icon is currently shared with German units:
453 Kfz 69
155 SdKfz 69 Protze
997 Horch Kfz 70
Fordson WOT8 30cwt sources:
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/gfordgb.htm
http://www.dws-xip.pl/encyklopedia/mapa-witryny.html
Austin 30cwt - unit 054
1. Could change name to ‘Austin K30 30cwt’, or ‘Austin K30 Medium Lorry’
About 14,000 K30s were manufactured.
2. Could make unavailable after Dec 1941 as those K30 lorries that weren’t lost at Dunkirk were phased out during 1941, many shipped to Russia.
3. Could give this unit its own icon. (Austin K30 216x86 inches, 43x17 pixels)
The current icon is too large at 53x18 pixels and is shared with USA units:
Unit 38 (2&1/2 Ton Truck)
Unit 230 (Ammo Truck).
Before and after icon (my soft vehicle icons are 5 inches to a pixel)
Austin K30 sources:
http://www.juniorgeneral.org/JClick.php?UID=8758
http://www.austincars.wz.cz/katalog/1940k30.htm
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