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The Oxford Tracked Carrier, officially Carrier, Tracked, CT20, was an early post-war British armoured personnel carrier and artillery tractor. At about six long tons it was much larger than the 3-ton Universal Carrier and the Loyd Carriers it was meant to replace. The driver gained better frontal protection and episcope vision, a double bottom guarded against mines, and side armour covered the upper track run, with dropside panniers for storage along the outer sides. The engine sat at the rear with a Hydramatic transmission, Cletrac-type steering and improved Horstmann suspension. It served in the Korean War as a tractor for the 17 pounder anti-tank gun and as an APC, and examples survive at The Tank Museum and in Pyongyang.

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Body Style
Armoured Personnel Carrier 1
Body Style
Artillery tractor 1
Status
Surviving 1
Mass (kg)
6100 1
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The Oxford Tracked Carrier ("Carrier, Tracked, CT20") was an early post-World War II British armoured personnel carrier (APC) and artillery tractor.
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1. Oxford Tracked Carrier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The Oxford Tracked Carrier ("Carrier, Tracked, CT20") was an early post-World War II British armoured personnel carrier (APC) and artillery tractor.
  • Lead, artillery tractor
    The Oxford Tracked Carrier ("Carrier, Tracked, CT20") was an early post-World War II British armoured personnel carrier (APC) and artillery tractor.
  • Design, weight
    The Oxford was substantially larger - weighing in at 6 long tons (6.1 t) - than the 3-ton Universal Carrier
  • Survivors
    An Oxford Carrier is held in the collection of The Tank Museum.
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