Portees again
David, you keep coming back to the argument that the CGT chassied portees are 30cwts, they are not!, as the chassis (Identical to a CGT, minus winch) is coded as a 60441 or 8440, that is, a 60cwt!!! The 2pdr Portees built on F30 and C30 trucks are naturally 30cwts and this variant was more widely used than the CGT version. If you read a reference to a 2dr portee, first make sure which version it refers to, as it is likely referring to the more common F30 or C30 trucks. The 30cwt truck was utilised as the basis for these portees not because the CGT was over rated in capacity, but because the 30cwt had a 134" WB which enabled more space for stores and ammo than the 101" could offer.
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10-01-05, 12:53
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