SOMUA MCG

SOMUA MCG
MCG5 on display at Musée des Blindés
Type	Artillery tractor, armor recovery vehicle
Place of origin	France
Specifications
Mass	6.8
Length	5.30
Width	2.17
Height	2.85
Crew	2 + 8 passengers
Armor	none
Engine	4-cylinder, petrol, 4712 cc 60 hp
Payload capacity	1500 kg
Maximum speed	31

The SOMUA MCG was an artillery tractor and recovery vehicle of the French forces during World War II.

It was used to tow medium artillery pieces such as the 155 mm mle 1917 howitzer and the 105 mm mle 1936 field gun, as well as their specific ammunition trailers. Of this main version 345 were produced: 264 until 1 September 1939 and another 81 until the end of May.

There was also a recovery version, fitted with a crane, to recover broken-down tanks, of which about 440 were produced.

References

• Vauvillier, F. & Touraine, J.-M. L'automobile sous l'uniforme 1939-40, Massin, 1992, ISBN 2-7072-0197-9