The Belgian light artillery tractor prompts a joke about owning a one-person tank instead of a motorcycle. Its stated purpose was to tow a 47 mm anti-tank gun despite being only 2.4 metres long. The figure given is 300 vehicles supplied by Britain or built in Belgium, without a clear division between those sources. The vehicle illustrates the compact towing equipment used to move anti-tank guns.
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Belgian light tractors and anti-tank mobility
A Belgian light artillery tractor, only 2.4 metres long, was designed to tow a 47 mm anti-tank gun.