KIT : 1/48 TAMIYA BRITISH 2-TON 4X2 AMBULANCE 32605
AUSTIN KY/2 2TON 4X2 AMBULANCE
The Austin K2/Y is a British heavy military ambulance that was used by all Commonwealth services during the Second World War.
Built by Austin, it was based on the 1938 Austin K30 30-cwt light truck which as the K2 chassis was built during the war for many uses.
Design : The K2/Y could take ten casualties sitting or four stretcher cases. The rear body, known as No. 2 Mk I/L was developed by the Royal Army Medical Corps and built by coachbuilder Mann Egerton. Simple canvas closures were used in place of driver’s cab doors.
The interior dimensions were approximately 2.6 metres long, 2.0 metres wide and 1.7 metres high. At the rear of the vehicle there were two large doors. From the driver’s cab the wounded could also be accessed through a small internal door with a seat. The exterior was mainly made from painted canvas.
The Austin K2/Y was generally regarded as having a widely spaced four-speed gearbox that needed to be “understood”, but once mastered provided good service. It had two petrol tanks, one on each side (total capacity: approx. 2×12 Imperial gallons (2×54.5 L)). The top speed was around 50 mph (80 km/h).
A total of 13,102 Austin K2/Y ambulances (the front mudguards ended at the ‘doors’) were built at the company’s Longbridge plant almost continuously from 1940 until the war ended. An estimated 50 or more remain today. The Austin chassis was one of three main designs fitted with Mann Egerton bodies, the others being Morris Commercial CS11/30F (the front mudguards ended underneath the rungs) and Bedford ML 54 (the front mudguards ended before the ‘doors’). It is estimated there are two remaining Morris Commercials, but no Bedford examples are said to survive.[citation needed]
Service : One veteran of the North African Campaign stated he once managed to carry 27 wounded, with passengers seated on the wings, bonnet, rear steps, and in extra stretchers suspended by rifles across the rear walkway; he was mentioned in dispatches for this feat.[citation needed]
The then Princess Elizabeth was trained to drive one during WW2 when serving with the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
The design was popular with British and Commonwealth troops, as well as American forces which received them in reverse Lend-Lease. The K2 (KTwo) was often affectionately nicknamed “Katy”, also by British and US troopers in occupied Germany of the 1950s.
The K2/Y ambulance was also used in the Korean War.
Variants : There were two versions of this ambulance: The early version had two round rotary ventilators on the roof and a spare wheel cover with a large hump. The late version had two square fixed vents on the roof and a spare-wheel cover with a much smaller and rounder hump. The spare wheel was moved further into the body to stop drivers hitting the cover (and wheel) when passing other vehicles. The later version also had a larger cut-out in the internal door.
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SPECIFICATIONS :
ROLE : AMBULANCE
CODE : KY/2
NAME : –
COMMISSIONED : 1938
MANUFACTURER : AUSTIN
LENGTH : 5.49m, WIDTH : 2.26m, HEIGHT : 2.79m, EMPTY WEIGHT : 3,124kg
ARMAMENT :
| PRIMARY GUN | – |
| SECONDARY GUN | – |
| AA GUN | – |
| AA MG | – |
| MG | – |
| ROCKET LAUNCHER | – |
| OTHERS | – |
CREW : 2-3
ENGINE : 6-cylinder 3462 cc Austin D-Series petrol engine 60 hp at 3000 rpm
MAX SPEED : 80km/h
OPERATIONAL RANGE : -km
ADDITIONAL :
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REVISION DESCRIPTION :
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PARTS LIST :
タミヤ製 1/48 イギリス 2トン 4×2 野戦救急車 32605
真鍮線0.3mm
PAINT COLORS :
XF-58 置き換え Creos C54 カーキグリーン
XF-64 (2) : XF-56 (1) 混色指示 置き換え Creos C61 焼鉄色 (C30でフラット化)
他指示通り (タミヤ製エナメルとタミヤ製アクリルどちらか使用)
TIME LINE :
2024年02月01日 完成
2023年12月29日 製作開始
REF.#A-002-019
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