Morris CDSW
Appearance
Morris CDSW | |
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Morris CDSW | |
Type | Artillery tractor |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | UK |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Designer | Morris Commercial Cars |
Manufacturer | Morris and others |
Specifications | |
Armour | none |
The Morris CDSW 6x4 was a six-wheeled artillery tractor brought into service in the early to mid-1930s by the British Army to tow its field guns.[1][2]
Typically it was used to pull the 18-pounder field gun and the 4.5-inch howitzer, and later the 25-pounder gun-howitzer which replaced those two weapons. It was also used, with a modified body, for hauling the 40mm Bofors in the Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) regiments. A version equipped with a crane was used for "breakdown" work. It was for the large part replaced in its primary role towing the 25 pdrs by the Morris C8 "Quad".[1][2]
CDSW indicated model "C", Double Axle rear "D", Six Cylinder Engine "S" and Winch "W".[3]
Gallery
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18pdr Towed By Morris Tractor 1938
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Battle of Egypt- the Retreat of the Eighth Army To New Positions. Modified CDSW towing a Bofors gun
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Morris CDSW Breakdown variant front
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Morris CDSW Breakdown variant side
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Morris CDSW Breakdown variant rear
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ventham, Philip and Fletcher, David (1990) Moving the guns: the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, 1854-1939, HMSO ISBN 0-11-290477-7, ISBN 978-0-11-290477-9
- ^ a b Fletcher, David (1998)British military transport, 1829-1956, HM Stationery Office, ISBN 0-11-290570-6, ISBN 978-0-11-290570-7
- ^ Patterson, Ian (2001), History of the British 7th Armoured Division: Equipment Used By The Artillery Regiments, archived from the original on 30 June 2012
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