Thornycroft Amazon. Associated Press Photo. 7/17/42.
FWD Model B3 ton with 130mm Krupp.
130mm Krupp with Model B3-ton FWD M16/17. Caras y Caretas 1926.
FWD Ordenance B3 1916/17 and 130mm Krupp L26 M1902,.
FWD Artillery Supply 1917-18.
1939 HAFDASA 6 x 6 artillery prime mover.
HAFDASA (Hispano Argentina Fabrica de Automobiles), 6x6 artillery prime mover (1939-42), powered by a 150 HAFDASA diesel engine. Courtesy of Historian Georg Rauch.
"Criollo Grande", HAFDASA (HISPANO ARGENTINA). Courtesy of Historian Georg V.Rauch.
Left: 1939 HAFDASA 6 x 6 "Criollo Grande" artillery prime mover w/D3 motor. Photo Georg Rauch. Right: HAFDASA 4 x 4 D2 Motor "Criollo Chico" (?). Photo: Archivos Gonzalez.
Artillery equipment other vehicles (NO Prime Movers), trailers.
Chevy 1.5 ton truck w/ Schneider 105mm L.18,6 M1928 and D.A.R.M.A trailer system. Courtesy of Historian Georg Rauch.
Us (M5) 75mm SPG half-track
105mm x 6 Rifle Multiple , Self-propelled
M9 Half-track with 20mm AA Oerlikon M1938. 15Th Light Cavalry Regiment. Georg V.Rauch.
Recoilless rifle 105mm Czekalski.
Computerized image. Yacare Armored Tractor. Bat Arsenales Esteban De Luca.
Above is the armored tractor Yacare (Alligator in the local indigenous language). It was a tractor meant to push anti-air artillery. The design was based on regular tractors but modified by the military (1944 D4 Caterpillar?). You cannot see it well in the photos but the body had a picture of an alligator on each side. In this photo we see it with an Oerlikon Model 1920 20 mm L 70 A.A gun. Like the Nahuel, there are no more in existence. An infantry assault vehicle existed called the Vinchuca which was designed by Coloner Alfredo Baisi (designer of the Yacare and the Nahuel). They were based on commercial tractors bought from England which were then modified in Esteban de Luca. It had a machine gun next to the driver and seats behind for the troops. Amazingly, no photos exist of this. Many thanks to Mariano Nicolas Gonzales Lacroix for providing this information.
High speed tractor which is the same type used by the Air Force at their bases in Antarctica and the frigid south of Argentina.
US M4 (High Speed Tractor), Prime Mover, used to tow M1A1 90mm AA guns. At the same time, in the US, they were equipped with 90 mm or 3 inch ammunition.
Comercial Thornycroft Trucks Test. 1929 Caras y Caretas Magazine.
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Interesting image which shows the Thornycroft before being modified at Arsenal Esteban de Luca. Photo: Caras y Caretas.
Thornycroft Wheeled, Amazon, Tartar and Type "A3", Artillery Tractor.
Thornycroft was a United Kingdom-based vehicle manufacturer which built coaches, buses, and trucks from 1896 until 1977. Thornycroft started out with steam vans and lorries. John Isaac Thornycroft, the naval engineer, built his first steam lorry in 1896. Their first petrol vehicle was in 1902 and the company completed the move into internal combustion engine power in 1907. Thereafter the vehicle building firm and the marine side (later to become Vosper Thornycroft) were separate companies.
From 1931, Thornycroft used names for their vehicle range - descriptive and colourful ones. In 1948, the company name was changed to Transport Equipment (Thornycroft) Ltd to prevent confusion with the shipbuilding Thornycroft company. The company was well-known for providing fire engine chassis, with multi-axle drive for uses such as airports.
(Wikipedia).
From 1931, Thornycroft used names for their vehicle range - descriptive and colourful ones. In 1948, the company name was changed to Transport Equipment (Thornycroft) Ltd to prevent confusion with the shipbuilding Thornycroft company. The company was well-known for providing fire engine chassis, with multi-axle drive for uses such as airports.
(Wikipedia).
Thornycroft "Tartar"
Thornycroft Tartar 6x4.
Thornycrofts "Tartar" pulling Czech Skoda Flak 76.5mm model 28/L
Dodge pickup 1936 and Thornycrofts "Tartar" pulling Czech Skoda Flak 76.5mm model 28/L.
Artillery School. Caras y Caretas 1937.
Thornycroft "Amazon"
Interesting photo where you can see 1909 Mauser carabines w/ cover on the side of vehicle. There are also what appear to be 155 mm cannon wheels in the rear. The vehicle may have been taking supplies or replacement parts.
Thornycroft "Amazon" half-tracks
Thornycroft 6x6 "Amazon" trucks/half-tracks w/schneider 155mm m29.
The three custodians travel in the rear. Observe the 1909 Mauser carbines on the side (w/o cover). The driver and head of the truck ride in front with HAFDASA 45 ACP caliber (adopted by Argentina in 1938).
GMC CCKW 353 with M-36/M-37 Ring Mount ?. Photo from the National Archives of Argentina.
