Ram artillery tractor
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The Ram artillery tractor was a Canadian World War II armored vehicle converted from the Ram tank chassis to tow heavy artillery and transport gun crews and equipment.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II armoured fighting vehicle
ⓘ
armoured artillery tractor ⓘ military vehicle ⓘ |
| armour | armoured hull ⓘ |
| basedOnChassisOf | Ram tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian armoured fighting vehicle
ⓘ
self-propelled artillery support vehicle ⓘ |
| conversionType | turretless conversion of Ram tank ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| designedFor |
towing 25-pounder gun-howitzers
ⓘ
towing medium and heavy field artillery ⓘ |
| designedIn | early 1940s ⓘ |
| designedToProvide | armoured protection for gun crews ⓘ |
| designedToTow | heavy artillery pieces ⓘ |
| designedToTransport |
artillery equipment
ⓘ
gun crews ⓘ |
| developedFrom | M3 Lee tank design lineage via Ram tank ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| hasChassisLayout | front engine with rear crew and stowage area ⓘ |
| hasCrewCompartment | enclosed crew compartment ⓘ |
| hasFeature | stowage space for ammunition and equipment ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Artillery (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian armoured vehicle development programme in World War II ⓘ |
| periodOfService | 1940s ⓘ |
| powertrain | same engine family as Ram tank ⓘ |
| primaryTheatreOfUse |
Italian campaign
GENERATED
ⓘ
Northwest Europe campaign GENERATED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | tracked ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sexton self-propelled gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | army ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | tactical mobility of field artillery units ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| vehicleRole |
armoured personnel and equipment carrier
ⓘ
artillery tractor ⓘ gun tractor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.