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The AEC Matador was a heavy 4×4 truck and medium artillery tractor built by the Associated Equipment Company for British and Commonwealth forces during World War II.AEC had already built a 4×2 lorry, also known as the Matador (all AEC lorries received 'M' names) in 1931.
The R.6.T began as an artillery tractor developed by the British Four Wheel Drive Lorry Company (FWD England) of Slough.. FWD began in 1921 as a British subsidiary of the US Four Wheel Drive Auto Company, refurbishing and reselling war-surplus FWD Model B trucks, nearly three thousand of which had been purchased by the British Army during the First World War.
AEC Matador artillery tractor. Non-military production stopped in 1941, from then until 1944 AEC produced nearly 10,000 vehicles for the war effort. [6] During the war, AEC produced their 10-ton 4x4 Matador artillery tractor (an adaptation of their commercial 4x2 Matador lorry that exploited AEC's experience with the Hardy FWD venture). [7]
The Royal Artillery persisted with specialist artillery tractors – known as "Field Artillery Tractors" (FAT) – such as the Morris "Quad", Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) "Quad" and AEC Matador throughout World War II, rather than adopt a general purpose vehicle. Artillery tractors were different from "General Service" (GS) vehicles by ...
The AEC Militant (or "Milly") was a post-war development by AEC of the AEC Matador artillery tractor used during World War II. Externally the most noticeable development was the cab, which was considerably enlarged. Unlike the Matador only six-wheel versions were produced.
Artillery tractors. AEC Matador [1] (9,000) Albion CX22S [2] Dragon Mark IV; Crusader II, Gun Tractor Mk I; Guy Quad; Morris C8 Quad FAT (10,000)
AEC Matador: AEC: UK: Field Artillery Tractor Corbitt 6-ton 6x6: Various: US: 6-ton (5440 kg) Diamond T 4-ton 6x6: ... Field Artillery Tractor Aircraft
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