France's Laffly S15T artillery tractor
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Design
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
The Laffly S15T was used to tow the 75 mm field gun and the 105 mm howitzer.1
German Use
The German occupation forces used the Laffly S15Ts extensively.1
Specifications
| Laffly S15T artillery tractor1 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 11 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 2.8 tons1 |
| Length | 15' 2.7"1 4.64 m1 |
| Height | 7' 1"1 2.15 m1 |
| Width | 6' 1"1 1.85 m1 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure (psi) | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 41 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 551 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | 32 mph1 51 kph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Wheels (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
