The Laffly V15T was a French light
4WD artillery tractor
An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres. It may be 6x6, wheeled, continuous track, tracked, or half-tracked.
Trac ...
used during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. It was used to tow the
25 mm SA anti-tank gun. A personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle based on the same chassis was designated as V15R. The
Laffly
Laffly was a French manufacturer of trucks and utility vehicles. Founded in 1849, the Laffly company began manufacturing utility vehicles in Billancourt in 1912. From the mid-1930s and until World War II, the company also manufactured a range of ...
company itself only manufactured the first batch of 100 V15s, the rest of the production being taken over by
Corre La Licorne
Corre La Licorne was a French car maker founded 1901 in Levallois-Perret, at the north-western edge of central Paris, by Jean-Marie Corre. Cars were produced until 1947.
The names
The first cars were named Corre, but racing successes by a driv ...
.
References
* Vauvillier, F. & Touraine, J.-M. ''L'automobile sous l'uniforme 1939-40'', Massin, 1992,
Artillery tractors
World War II vehicles of France
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