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Old 03-02-10, 13:20
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Hello "Bren",

First of all, welcome to this forum!
Please use your first and last name here, we are among friends.

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From what I understand, the primary Bofors puller in the first period of the war (Sep 39 -Jun 40) was the Morris CDSW.
a) was this job generally taken over by the Morris C8 afterwards?
No, the Morris-Commercial C8 is a Field Artillery Tractor (FAT), not a Light Artillery Tractor (LAAT).

The replacement for the CDSW must have been the Bedford QLB or Ford/Chevrolet LAAT.

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b) was the Morris C8 used much during the Battle of France?
I don´t have exact numbers, but I would say the C8 was the main FAT during the early days of WW2.

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c) how prevalent was the CMP FAT and CMP Bofors SPAA in the British Army?
Again, no exact numbers available, but CMPs were used in great numbers by the British Army.

HTH,
Hanno
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