Field Artillery Tractor - Ottawa, Ontario
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This Field Artillery Tractor was used to carry the gun's crew, tow artillery pieces and ammunition trailers. This model is located in the Lebreton Gallery of the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM10R6V
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/15/2019
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Field Artillery Trailer
The Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) could tow a 25 pounder gun or a 17 pounder anti-tank gun.
Designed to carry the gun's crew, tools and equipment, and ammunition, the FAT also often towed a field artillery trailer carrying additional ammunition for the gun. Canada built more than 22,000 FAT during the Second World War. Canadian troops used these rugged, dependable vehicles in Italy and in Northwest Europe.
"This Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) truck is a Field Artillery Tractor. Canadian troops in Italy and northwest Europe used these vehicles to tow trailers or guns.
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