Viewers who have watched the educational film of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea remember that there is such a scene in the movie "Surprise Attack": In order to blow up a bridge on the retreat of the US army, the volunteers specially sent a platoon of a reconnaissance company to lurk behind enemy lines. In order to find out the topography of the Wuling Bridge that was about to be blown up and the depth of the river, three volunteers disguised themselves as South Korean soldiers to gain trust and get into an American-style Chinese jeep.
Later, the volunteers killed the South Korean servicemen in the car, intercepted the Chinese jeep, drove to the Wuling Bridge, conducted on-the-spot reconnaissance, obtained the specific situation of the target, and paved the way for the bombing of the bridge. The kind of medium jeep intercepted by the volunteers is the American-made Dodge T214 off-road vehicle.
When it comes to the cars produced by the United States Dodge, military fans immediately think of Dodge trucks, whether in the domestic war of liberation or on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, Dodge trucks are the main large transport vehicles of the army. The People's Liberation Army and the Chinese Volunteers have captured a large number of Dodge trucks on the battlefield of liberation and the battlefield of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, so that the PLA troops are still using Dodge trucks for material transportation until the 70s of the last century.
During World War II, the U.S. military began to be equipped with a large number of small jeeps, which were widely used to transport personnel. But the disadvantage of the small jeep is that it has few people to transport, and large trucks can only be used to transport large numbers of people. In some places where the roads are narrow and in poor condition, trucks cannot get in, and small jeeps are limited in transporting people. In 1942, Dodge produced the T214 military off-road vehicle, commonly known as the "medium jeep", to make up for the lack of capacity of small jeeps.
The medium jeep is characterized by its agility and high horsepower, which can carry both personnel and goods. In times of war, both a reinforced squad and the weapons and equipment needed for the squad can be transported in a single vehicle. Like a recoilless gun, it can be mounted directly on the car and can be fired while in the car.
I remember that before the Volunteers to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea crossed the river, Peng Dehuai, commander of the Volunteers, led a small number of personnel into Korea in advance. Commander Peng was in a small jeep, followed by two medium jeeps. One is a squad of security personnel, and the other is a radio station and other communications equipment and communication personnel. Three cars entered North Korea at night from the bridge at the mouth of the Yalu River. All the way, we arrived at Dayudong, where the headquarters of the Volunteer Army is located.
Today, these American cars are still relatively well preserved. From Dadao Qi trucks, to Dodge mid-jeep off-road vehicles, to small jeeps, many military fans have collections.
Dodge Trucks
Dodge mid-jeep off-roader
Small jeeps