The Austin K5 was a British heavy military

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built by

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

for use during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The K5 was used with open body and cab for carrying the Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun ''portee'' in the North African Campaign or with an enclosed cab for General Service (GS). Enclosed body versions were used for salvage and rescue work in the UK. It was nicknamed the "Screamer" because of a rather noisy transfer case.

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* http://www.armyvehicles.dk/austink5.htm {{WWIIBritishSoftVeh Military trucks of the United Kingdom Off-road vehicles World War II vehicles of the United Kingdom Soft-skinned vehicles K5 Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944