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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.
The Militant served with the British Army and some other armies in most parts of the world. It was intended as an improved artillery tractor, but after the Second World War, the development of large artillery pieces was gradually dropped in favour of more effective rockets and missiles, making this role largely redundant during the Militant's service life.
AEC of Southall, England was a manufacturer of truck and bus chassis and its Matador artillery tractor was used for towing medium field and heavy anti-aircraft guns. The armoured car based on the Matador artillery chassis was developed initially as a private venture and a mock-up was shown to officials in 1941 at Horse Guards Parade in London, where it made a favourable impression on Winston ...
AEC B type armoured lorry [130] Gun Carrier Mark II * [79] Killen-Strait armoured tractor † [131] Mark I converted to supply tank [132] Mark I fitted with wireless communications [132] Mark IX [133] Pedrail Machine † [134] Salvage Machine [135] United States. Holt 150 ton field monitor * [45] Holt G9 armored tractor † [136] Steam Wheel ...
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.
FV215, Cancelled project for a heavy SPG based on the Conqueror Mk II tank with a 183 mm gun and rear placement of the traversable turret and fighting compartment. The British Army wanted a tank built around the 183 mm gun, one FV 4005 was built as a stopgap before the FV 215 could go into production, but eventually the project was cancelled ...
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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]