Deuce and a half

**GMC CCKW 2.5ton 6x6 Truck**

Main gun:
None
Logistics truck full of Big Red 1 Soldiers
Description:
Similar to the Opel, will drop allied soldiers off on the battlefield

## In Game

**Campaign**

* This will show up in the  Open Warfare and can deposit 1-10 AI controlled troops from the Big Red 1 ID on the battlefield.

* In campaign as a Commander Skill, it can drop 1+(rarity) soldiers up to 10 GIs

The deuce is a transport truck carrying the proud Big Red 1 GIs (or if you're unlucky, a single soldier) unto the frontline. When summoned using the skill Big Red One, the truck will spawn from the starting line and drive toward the frontline, where upon gaining visual contact on an enemy, it will dismount all troops inside it. Once dropped, the truck will retreat while the grunt/grunts that are dropped earlier on will fight alongside your men till the end of the patrol, or their lives.

Keep in mind that the truck can carry a minimal of 1 soldier up to 10 soldiers, with each rarity on the skill card increasing the minimal troops deployed (Trucks summoned from Open warfare is unaffected). It's quite a gamble on how much and how skilled the soldiers you get from the truck is, but it's still better than nothing. The deuce is useful for when you need those extra manpower, though depending on your location you may have to fight alone for quite a while until they arrive.

The truck is unarmed and have minimal armor, making it very vulnerable to small arms fire so make sure to protect the truck until all passengers have been dropped.

**Classic**

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## In Real Life

The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog nr, was a highly successful series of off-road capable,2 1⁄2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the Korean War. The original "Deuce and a Half", it formed the backbone of the famed Red Ball Express that kept Allied armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion.

Initially, all versions used a modified commercial closed cab design having a metal roof and doors. By 1944 an open cab version, with a canvas roof and doors, was used. This was easier to build, and the roof could be removed to lower the shipping height. 1 in 4 of cabs had a machine gun mounting ring above the co-driver's position.

The CCKW provided a platform for the widest range of bodies on any U.S. military vehicle,[citation needed] with the 12 ft (3.7 m) cargo version being the most common. As steel was more heavily rationed during the course of the war, the steel cargo bed was replaced by a wooden one. Wooden beds proved unsatisfactory and a 'composite' bed with steel sides, framing, and wooden bottom slats was developed. However, the composite bed was still unsatisfactory and the bed design returned to all steel. Standard cargo models had beds with fixed sides and a drop tailgate, as well as folding troop seats.

A standard rectangular van configuration was used in communications, medical, workshop, and many other specialty roles. Special built vans were also used

The GMC CCKW began to be phased out, once the M35 series trucks were first deployed in the 1950s, but remained in active U.S. service until the mid-1960s. Eventually, the M35 series, originally developed by REO Motors, succeeded the CCKW as the U.S. Army's standard 2 1⁄2-ton, 6×6 cargo truck.

Similar to the Axis Opel