Thornycroft Antar
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The "Mighty" Antar was a heavy duty prime mover built by Thornycroft during the 1940s.
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[edit] History
The civilian version of the Antar was developed in the late 1940s as an oilfield vehicle for transporting pipes over rough ground.
In 1952, the British Army replaced the American Diamond T that had served during the Second World War as their tank transporter. The Antar was used to tow Centurion and Chieftain tanks on their trailers. Some vehicles were adapted to carry the Conqueror tank on a special trailer that could take its 65 tonnes of weight, but most used trailers limited to 50 tonnes.
It was replaced by the Scammell Commander in 1986.
The engine, the "Meteorite", was a cutdown version of the Rolls-Royce Meteor used in tanks, itself a non-aero version of the Merlin. Civilian Antars used diesel versions of the engine.
[edit] Specification
[edit] Antar Mk 1B
- length: 26 ft (7.9 m)
- width: 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
- height: 10 ft (3.0 m)
- weight: 43,240 lb (19,610 kg)
- Engine: Rolls Royce Meteorite Mk-204 V8 petrol
- power: 285 bhp (213 kW) at 2000 rpm,
- transmission: 6 x 4
- speed: 28 mph (45 km)
[edit] Mark 3
- Engine:Rolls-Royce 16.2 litre 8 cylinder supercharged Diesel
- power: 333 bhp (248 kW)
| Modern (post WW2) UK military vehicles (not AFV) |
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| Light vehicles |
| Austin Champ | Land Rover | Land Rover Forward Control | "Airportable" Land Rover|ATMP (Supacat) |
| Load carriers |
| FV 620 "Stalwart" | Bedford MK/MJ 4 ton | Militant 10 ton |
| Transporters |
| "Mighty Antar" | Scammell Commander |
| Recovery and engineering vehicles |
| Royal Marines Beach ARV | FV180 CET | FV106 Samson |
| UK Armoured Fighting Vehicles |
