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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.
Oxford carrier | |
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![]() An Oxford Carrier towing jeeps | |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
Used by | UK |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Morris Ltd |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7.849 long tons (7.975 t) |
Length | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) |
Width | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Crew | 3 |
Engine | Cadillac V8 petrol, 5,671 cc 110 bhp (82 kW) at 3,200 rpm |
Operational range | 125 mi (201 km) |
Maximum speed | 31 mph (50 km/h) |
References | Hogg & Weeks[1] |
The Oxford was substantially larger - weighing in at 6 tons - than the 3-ton Universal Carrier it was designed to replace. It saw service in the Korean War, both as a tractor for the 17 pdr anti-tank gun and as an APC. Several versions of the carrier (CT21-35R, CT23-26) are listed in Chamberlain and Ellis (1973).[2][3][4][5]
An improved version of the carrier known as the Cambridge Carrier was produced but never got beyond prototype stage.[6][7]
An Oxford Carrier is held in the collection of The Tank Museum.[8] The carrier in question was used to trial hydraulic steering and the system is still fitted to it.[9]
A surviving Oxford Carrier is on display next to other wrecked US, British and other UN combat vehicles in North Korea's Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in its capital of Pyongyang.
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