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The CMP FAT (Field Artillery Tractor), was a Canadian Military Pattern vehicle manufactured by 
CMP stood for Canadian Military Pattern and was applied to a number of trucks, artillery tractors and utility vehicles built in Canada that combined British design requirements with North American automotive engineering.
As with other FATs, the CMP was usually used to tow either the
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and Chevrolet. The FAT was an 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 wheeled, tracked, or half-tracked.
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of the British and Commonwealth forces 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 opposing ...
. Several models were produced by the two manufactures as CGT (Chevrolet Gun Tractor) and FGT (Ford Gun Tractor).
CMP stood for Canadian Military Pattern and was applied to a number of trucks, artillery tractors and utility vehicles built in Canada that combined British design requirements with North American automotive engineering.
As with other FATs, the CMP was usually used to tow either the 25-pounder
The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was the major British field gun and howitzer during the Second World War. Its calibre is 3.45-inch (87.6 mm). It was introduced into service just before the war started, combin ...
gun-howitzer
Gun-howitzer (also referred to as gun howitzer) is a type of artillery weapon that is intended to fulfill both the role of ordinary cannon or field gun, and that of a howitzer. It is thus able to convey both direct and indirect fire. Modern gun-ho ...
or the 17-pounder anti-tank gun. A power winch was located above the rear axle for manoeuvring the gun or unbogging the vehicle.
History
Specification was based on the successful British Morris C8 FAT developed before the war, even incorporating right-hand-drive steering. The first models were produced in 1940/41 and the body went through a number of design changes throughout the war. Being based on the British vehicle, CMPs were used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces replacing lost stocks after the Dunkirk evacuation. Post-war examples were supplied toDenmark
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who provided their own bodywork.Bart Vanderveen (1989) 'Historic Military Vehicles Directory'. P. 52
Variants
Main vehicles were produced as : *Chevrolet 8440/CGT Tractor, 4x4, Field Artillery *Ford C291Q FGT Tractor, 4x4, Field Artillery These could be fitted with different bodies: *7A1 beetle-back body with two doors and solid roof *7A2 beetle back body with two doors and open ( canvas covered) centre roof section *7B1 beetle-back body with four doors and open (canvas covered) centre roof section *7B2 beetle-back body with four doors and open (canvas covered) centre roof section. Tyre carrier on rear sloped roof. *7B3 Open body canvas roof with four doors Tyre carrier on rear upper cargo body. FATs made locally in Australia had different bodies. FATs supplied toIndia
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were shipped as bare chassis. Bodies were locally made upon delivery. Some vehicles had armoured bodies locally made, while the majority were of wooden construction.
See also
*Canadian Military Pattern truck
Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) trucks were mutually coherent ranges of military trucks, made in large numbers, in several classes and numerous versions, by Canada's branches of the U.S. 'Big Three' auto-makers during World War II, compliant to ...
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* Morris C8, a similar British vehicle by Morris. This had very similar bodywork to the early CMP FAT, but can be identified by a five-sided windscreen glass, with the upper corner cut away, compared to the four-sided CMP screen.
*List of military equipment of the Canadian Army during the Second World War
At the beginning of the Second World War, Canada did not have an extensive manufacturing industry besides car manufacturing. Therefore, most of Canadian weapons and equipment during the war were imported from either Britain or the US.
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References
External links
CMP FAT at armyvehicles.dk
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