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Wheeled British WWII Scammell Pioneer towing an 8-inch howitzer Tracked Finnish WWII Komsomolets (captured from USSR) Half-tracked German Sd.Kfz. 7 towing an 8.8cm Flak. An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres.
The Laffly V15T was a French light 4WD artillery tractor used during World War II.It was used to tow the 25 mm SA anti-tank gun. A personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle based on the same chassis was designated as V15R.
Preserved Matador artillery tractor, Beltring 2011. Over 9,600 Matadors were built, [3] some going to the Royal Air Force (RAF). For the British Army, it fulfilled a role between field artillery tractors (FATs) such as the Morris C8 Quad, which towed smaller guns such as the 25-pounder gun-howitzer, and the Scammell Pioneer, used for towing the 7.2-inch howitzer.
The main version used in France was the recovery tractor, mostly being used as a tank transporter hauling a Tasker trailer. The trailer had eight wheels, grouped centrally in two pairs on each side. It was usually hauled by an AEC 850 and an intermediate two-wheeled dolly or limber, carrying the drawbar.
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The S15 chassis was preserved, but an armoured cabin protected the engine and crew, with a small turret that was armed with a single Reibel machine gun. The Laffly W15T was a low-profile version of the S15T. It was made by Hotchkiss and was used to tow the 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun. The ambulance version was named S15C.
The Vickers Light Dragon was a fully-tracked British field artillery tractor made by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd from 1929 to 1935. Designed to tow small-calibre field guns, it complemented Vickers' Medium Dragon tractor, which pulled medium to heavy artillery. There were three main versions, Light Dragon Marks I-III.
The design of the M5 high-speed tractor was standardized in October 1942, with production being undertaken by International Harvester, the design was to evolve into five marks. The M5 was accepted into US Army service as the standard gun tractor used to tow the 105 mm Howitzer M2, the 4.5-inch gun M1 and the 155 mm howitzer M1.