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  2. Artillery tractor - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. M6 tractor - Wikipedia

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    The M6 tractor was chiefly used in the European theater only in the last months of World War II. Until then large caliber artillery was moved by the M1 heavy tractor, heavy trucks, or vehicles such as the M33 Prime Mover, M34 Prime Mover or M35 Prime Mover derived from the M3 Medium Tank, M4 Medium Tank, and M10 GMC hulls respectively

  4. List of soft-skinned vehicles of the US military - Wikipedia

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    Produced as an artillery tractor during World War II, it was used to tow the 105 mm Howitzer M2, 4.5-inch gun M1 and 155 mm Howitzer M1. [50] M6 high-speed tractor: Artillery tractor: Tracked: 1944 Produced as an artillery tractor during World War II, it was used to tow the 120 mm AA Gun M1, 8-inch gun M1 and 240 mm howitzer M1. [50] M7 snow ...

  5. M5 tractor - Wikipedia

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    Introduced after WWII, the M5A2 high-speed tractor and M5A3 high-speed tractor were updated M5s and M5A1s with a horizontal volute spring suspension system instead of the original vertical volute spring suspension and new tracks that were 21 inches (53 cm) wide compared to the older tracks that were 11.625 inches (295.3 mm) wide.

  6. List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II

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    Rocket artillery T34 Calliope: 114 mm/183 mm 4.5 in/7.2 in Rocket artillery United States: T40 Whizbang: 180 mm (7.2 in) Rocket artillery United States: Field artillery 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6: 75 mm (2.95 in) Field gun United States: Copy of a British weapon QF 2.95-inch mountain gun: 75 mm (2.95 in) Mountain gun United Kingdom: Used in the Philippines

  7. M4 tractor - Wikipedia

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    The M4 was built by tractor manufacturer Allis-Chalmers of West Allis, Wisconsin, starting in 1943 and was in U.S. military service until approximately 1960. [1] After WWII, under the US Mutual Defense Assistance Program , M4s was supplied to Greece, the Netherlands, Japan, Brazil, Yugoslavia and Pakistan and several other states friendly to ...

  8. Mack NO 7½-ton 6x6 truck - Wikipedia

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    The Mack NO 7 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6 truck was a heavy 6x6 cargo truck designed in the 1940s by the American manufacturer Mack Trucks.It was used by the U.S. Army as an artillery tractor for heavy artillery during and after World War II.

  9. Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper - Wikipedia

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    The Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (sWS; "Heavy Military Tractor") was a German World War II half-track vehicle used in various roles between 1943 and 1945. The unarmored models were used as supply vehicles and as tractors to haul artillery. Armored versions mounted anti-aircraft guns or a 10 barrel rocket launcher (Nebelwerfer).