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In the late 1970s, the Contractor Mk2 was developed, together with the Scammell Commander tank transporter for the British Army. Fitted with the Rolls-Royce CV12TCE 26-litre, 48-valve dual-turbocharged 625 hp intercooled V12 diesel engine, semi-automatic gearbox and Scammell 40-ton bogie, it was plated at 100 ton+ GTW.
Matilda tank equipped with AMRA Mk 1a being loaded onto a Scammell transporter, August 1942. Delivery of a production tank transporter did not begin until 1937. This was equipped with a longer wheelbase for an extended cab to accommodate the tank crew as passengers and larger rear wheels than the artillery tractor and recovery vehicle variants.
The Scammell Commander was a heavy equipment transporter manufactured by Scammell for the Royal Corps of Transport. It is a tank transporter of UK origin, developed mid 1970’s to succeed the Thornycroft Antar in UK military service. It entered service in 1984 and between 1983 and 1985, 125 were built with the Royal Corps of Transport the ...
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.
De Havilland Dragon Rapide, Sentinel S6 Steam Wagon, Morris Eight & Cat's Eye, LNER Class A4 Locomotive, Cruiser Mk III & Crusader Tanks, Supermarine S.6B and Supermarine Spitfire. 2 "1950s: A New World Order"
Diamond T tank transporter: USA 1940s–1970s British Army, US Army, Dutch Army, Indian Army: Scammell Commander: UK 1986–2002 British Army: Sd.Kfz. 9/18-ton heavy tank transporter Sd.Ah.116 Nazi Germany: 1940s Nazi German Army – Wehrmacht: Thorneycroft 'Mighty' Antar with 'FV30011 semi-trailer 50-ton tank transporter' UK 1940s–1986
Cheffins auctioneers said the tank and transporter are the ‘definition of a big boy’s toy and a true feat of engineering’. Engineer who was bored in retirement builds remote control tank and ...
By this point, a full-strength armoured division was to have 14,964 personnel, 4,267 vehicles including 366 tanks, 48 pieces of artillery, 54 anti-tank guns, and 24 tank destroyers. The division was allocated two infantry brigades due to the need for additional infantry support considering the fighting conditions in Italy.