How do you pronounce CCKW?

[superburban]

HMMWV =Humvee
CUCV =Cucvee
HEMTT =Hemmit
CCKW =?

 

[mangus580]

ummmm think CCKW = CCKW



sorry!

 

[cranetruck]

One letter at a time.
I think CUCV is pronounced cutvee and hemtt hemmet, but I could be wrong.

 

[Elwenil]

CCKW = See, See, Kay, Duba-U

Lol...

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

 

[yellobronc]

opcorn:

 

[BillIdaho]

I think this was a trick question.

 

[No.2Diesel]

CoCKWa!!

 

[maddawg308]

Ka-KOW!

 

[nf6x]

HMMWV =Humvee
CUCV =Cucvee
HEMTT =Hemmit
CCKW =?

HMMWV = em niner niner eight
CUCV = chevy pee oh ess
HEMTT = big m*********ing truck
CCKW = deuce



But seriously, I've always just spelled out CCKW.

 

[HeadWizard]

KNOTTADEUCE?

 

[superburban]

D@mn you all! You know what I mean! Does the CCKW have an "onomatopoeia-ed" name? Or is just "Deuce"?

 

[maddawg308]

From what I understand, CCKW was NOT an acronym for something, if that is what you are referring to. The "CCKW" was code for what it was, the features it had. Some help here?

 

[No.2Diesel]

I think it goes:

truck, 2-1/2ton, 6x6, "xxx" wheelbase....

 

[superburban]

What I was asking in a rather cryptic way was if there was a pronounciation for the "acronym". Like how we pronounce HMMWV as "hum-vee", CUCV as "cuck-vee" and so forth, but CCKWs are from a different era, so I guess you just call them deuces. That's what I meant.

 

[clinto]

C = 1941
C = Standard cab
K = Front wheel Drive
W = Tandem rear axles

 

[superburban]

That's some usefull info there, clito! Thank you.

 

[bigbee]

in the olden days

There was a time when not everything had to be an acronym and pronounced as one word. From what I understand, most of the soldiers in WW2 just referred to them as "10-wheelers" or "six'bys". Much the same way as all the infantry guys, including NCOs and Officers, called my 5tons "deuce." They didn't care what it was called as long as they didn't have to walk to the range.

The one I would've wondered about was the "AFKWX".

 

[SasquatchSanta]

RE: in the olden days

My dad was in WWII ... said they called them Jimmys after GMC

 

[CUCVFAN]

So, the correct pronunciation then would be:
1941 Standard cab Front wheel Drive Tandem rear axle... Truck?


I have also heard them called Jimmys or GMCs. "CCKW" or "WWII deuce" is my preferred way to refer to them for clarity.