Tracked transporter: 'with the shortage of rubber after the Japanese had taken large parts of Asia, an alternative was to use tracked bogies.....to reduce the number of rubber tyres required.'
Bingo! George gets the prize!
Prototype only.
Les: no Dyson tank transporter trailers in Aust until the arrival of the Mk.3, 50 ton in 1951 (just prior to the first Centurion's arrival). Didn't last long: tooo much weight/tyre with a 50 ton tank aboard, so Australia built the 60 ton No.1 Mk.1 to suit local (State) road limits. It entered service in 1960.
Mike C
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