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Quad

It all started in Europe but the greatest production of the Quad 4x4 Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) took place in Canada using either a Ford V-8 or a Chevrolet V-6. These vehicles were designed to transport artillery, their crews and ammunition over just about any type of terrain. Because the 25-pounder was very mobile with a good rate of fire it became the standard for British Army artillery divisions during WW II and Korea. The limber is used to carry 32 rounds of ammunition, firing platform and other equipment that couldn’t fit into the Quad.


British Quad Field Artillery Tractor with 25 pdr. gun and ammunition limber 7th Armoured Division, Normandy (France), June 1944
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British Quad Gun Tractor with 25 pdr. gun 50th Northumbrian Infantry Division, El Alamein, Oct/Nov. 1942
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British Quad Gun Tractor with 25 pdr. gun 5th Infantry Division, Italy late 1943
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British Quad Gun Tractor 1st Canadian Infantry Division, England, March 1942
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British Quad Gun Tractor w/25 pdr. gun and ammunition limber Gold Beach D-Day Plus 2
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