Leyland Retriever

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Leyland Retriever
truck

truck

General properties
crew 1 man
length 6.9 m
width 2.3 m
height 3.5 m
Dimensions 3000 kg
Armor and armament
Armor Armor (military)
Main armament 20mm cannon
agility
drive Leyland four-cylinder gasoline engine
73 hp
Top speed
Power / weight
Range 300 km

The Leyland Retriever was a truck with a payload of three tons, the Leyland Motors produced for the British Army. 6542 units were produced from 1939 to 1945, some of which were also used by the Danish army. The retriever was based on the Leyland Terrier .

Model history

The first models had an open cabin with a tarpaulin roof. Later versions received a windshield and metal doors. The retriever was a three-axle vehicle with two driven rear axles ( drive formula 6 × 4). The rear axle developed on behalf of the British War Office was prescribed by the British Ministry of Defense for the Retriever and all other trucks with three tons of payload produced for the British Army, including Crossley Motors IGL8, Guy Motors FBAX, Thornycroft Tartar and Karrier CK6.

The retriever was powered by a water-cooled 5895 cc Leyland four-cylinder gasoline engine with 73 hp. The power was transmitted by means of a four-speed reduction gear . The tank had a capacity of 141 liters. The spare wheel was mounted between the cabin and the loading area.

In addition to the standard truck, there was also an armored version of Armor with a 20 mm cannon for the defense of military airfields in England, as well as special versions for transporting pontoons , as mobile workshops, platforms for searchlights and artillery and cranes . The crane was usually a Coles MkVI type with gasoline-electric drive, with an additional gasoline engine providing the electricity required . After the end of the Second World War , the production of the retriever was stopped.

Others

A Leyland Retriever is on display at the Imperial War Museum . It is the car that Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery used during his campaigns in the war. Several copies were also delivered to the Red Army in the Soviet Union as well as to the Irish Army. In Ireland, the last copy was taken out of service in 1979.

Web links

Commons : Leyland Retriever  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Engines of the Red Army in World War II, foreign trucks