LAAT production: F30, C30, F60S only?
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I quoted your topic from a for sale thread. I agree with your analysis, including that of the F60S not having seen active service in WW2. Many of those ended up in civilian service in the UK, like many other other unissued vehicles stockpiled for assembly at e.g. Pearsons when WW2 ended. Others were supplied under MDAP to e.g. the French Navy after WW2. They stored them as strategic reserve, hence many survive today. Hanno |
C30 LAAT in Leiden
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Here's an C30 LAAT in service at the closing days of WW2, ca. 8 May 1945 when the west of Holland was liberated without fighting after the German surrender.
Caption: "A column of Canadian military vehicles crosses the Blauwpoorts bridge in Leiden under great public interest." Attachment 111379 Source: https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/f...4-109725f4071a |
LAAT Contract info
Here is some LAAT contract info by the late David Hayward.
Note his remark: "So it would appear on the face of it that the switch from 30-cwt to 3-ton swb was using Ford chassis, whereas they stuck with the C30S. Interesting!" Quote:
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Cold LAAT in Canada
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I posted a series, of photos years ago that I bought off eBay taken in British Columbia during the war many of the trucks appear to be LAATs. Attachment 111387 There are some 18 photos with links to high resolution versions on http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/C...20Columbia.htm If people think the photos belong in this thread to I'll copy them over to MLU. Cheers Phil |
C30 laat
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F60S in Danish Army service
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Two pictures of the F60S LAAT in Danish Army service. It looks like these have been modified with extra lockers on top of the side lockers, hence the tarpaulin being cut back.
Attachment 111393 Attachment 111392 The parade picture with M109 in the background proves these LAATs had a long service life. Attachment 111394 Attachment 111395 Source |
Looks like big shoes
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Hi Hanno Looking at the pictures it appears that the all have 20 inch rims and tires, looking under the first two pictures it looks like they have the smaller brake drums. Which might make braking interesting with a full load and towing a gun, but if they had good speed discipline that should not have been a problem. But then again the BC photos I have of them off the road in snow shows they probably were a handful to drive. Do all LAATs have the tow hitch up between the frame rails? Or do some of them have two hitch under slung like normal C60S or C60L with 20 inch rims? Cheers Phil |
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Attached is a picture of a C30 LAAT in Falaise, august 17 1944. Source: PhotosNormandie on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/photos...2-H7Yje-x8imNP Quote:
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