Military-Vehicles: Re: [MV] DUKW stands for...

Re: [MV] DUKW stands for...

(no name) ((no email))
15 Aug 97 0:18:14

I've heard a couple of explanations on this, but according to Vanderveen's
Fighting Vehicles Directory, 1972 edition, DUKW is not an acronym, but a code
that stands for:

D = 1942 model year
U = Amphibian
K = All wheel drive
W = Dual rear axles

Are there other decodes out there?

-Matt Kreutzmann
Minneapolis, MN

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