Bedford QLD

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Bedford QLD
A QLD on the War & Peace 2010
Type	GS cargo truck
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
Used by	British Armed Forces
Wars	Second World War
Specifications
Weight	7,225 lb (3,277 kg) (empty) 15,400 lb (6,985 kg) (loaded)
Length	5.99 m (19 ft 8 in)
Width	2.26 m (7 ft 5 in)
Height	10 feet / 2.54m
Crew	1 + 11 passengers

Armour	none
Engine	Bedford, 6-cyl 3,519 cc (214.7 cu in) petrol 72 hp (54 kW)
Payload capacity	3 tons
Suspension	Wheel, 4x4
Operational range	156 mi (250 km)

The Bedford QLD was the GS (general service) cargo truck version of the QL series of truck, manufactured by Bedford Vehicles, for use by the British Armed Forces in the Second World War.

History

The QLD was the most numerous version in the series.

References

Citations

Bibliography

Bart Vanderveen (1989) 'Historic Military Vehicles Directory'

External links

Bedford QLD at armyvehicles.dk

British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

v t e Tanks

Light tanks	Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Mk IV, Mk V Mk VI Mk VII Tetrarch Vickers 6-Ton

Cruiser tanks	Mk I Mk II Mk III Mk IV Mk V Covenanter Mk VI Crusader Mk VII Cavalier Mk VIII Centaur Mk VIII Cromwell Mk VIII Challenger Comet Ram (Canada) Sentinel (Australia)

Infantry tanks	Mk I Matilda Mk II Matilda Mk III Valentine Mk IV Churchill

Medium tank	Medium Mk II Sherman Firefly Grizzly I (Canada)

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Bishop Sexton (Canada) Deacon Archer Achilles

v t e Armoured personnel carriers

Universal Carrier Loyd Carrier Kangaroo (Canada) Terrapin Windsor (Canada)

v t e Scout cars and armoured cars

Scout cars	Daimler Dingo Dingo Scout Car (Australia) Humber Scout Car Lynx Scout Car (Canada) S1 Scout Car (Australia)

Light reconnaissance cars	Humber LRC Morris LRC Otter LRC (Canada)

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Armoured trucks	Bedford OXA Armadillo Bison C15TA Armoured Truck (Canada) Leyland Beaver-Eel

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v t e Unarmoured vehicles

Artillery tractors	AEC Matador Albion FT15N Morris CDSW Morris C8 Quad Scammell Pioneer Canadian Military Pattern

Trucks and lorries	Bedford QLD Austin K2/Y Morris 15 cwt Austin K5 Bedford OYD Bedford OXD Morris C9 Guy Ant Leyland Retriever (3-ton) Leyland Lynx (30-cwt) Leyland Hippo (10-ton) Thornycroft Nubian Thornycroft Tartar

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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II

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