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Toyota Su-Ki
Japan · Truck · built by Toyota
| Also known as | Su-Ki, SuKi |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Country | Japan |
| Built | 1943– |
| Type | Truck |
| Status | Production |
| Use | Military |
| Propulsion | |
| Land drive | 4x4 |
| In water | Propeller |
| Engine | Petrol engine, 65 hp |
| Power | 65 hp |
| Dimensions & performance | |
| Length | 7.6 m |
| Width | 2.2 m |
| Weight | 6,400 kg |
| Speed on land | 65 km/h |
Specifications need checking. Some figures here were taken from the archive and have not been confirmed against a source.
The Toyota Su-Ki was an amphibious truck developed for the Imperial Japanese Army and introduced in 1943. It was based on Toyota's To-Ki four-wheel-drive truck, and 198 were built. The trucks were sent to units on the Pacific islands.
Design
The Su-Ki weighed about 6.4 tonnes and measured roughly 7.6 m long, 2.2 m wide and 2.4 m high. A 65 hp petrol engine gave a top speed of about 65 km/h on land. Ashore it drove like an ordinary 4x4 truck. To swim, the driver disengaged the front-wheel drive and engaged a propeller at the stern. It had no rudder, so steering in the water was probably done with the front wheels.
Service
Several Su-Kis were captured by US forces on Tinian. An American account of the campaign judged the vehicle crude compared with the US amphibious truck and said it contributed nothing to the island's defence.
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