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The Laffly S15 was a family of all-terrain military vehicles from French manufacturer Laffly that shared the same six-wheel drive chassis. They were used by French forces during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
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Variants

* The Laffly S15T was a light
artillery tractor An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres. It may be wheeled, tracked, or half-tracked. Traction There are two m ...
that was used to tow light field artillery pieces such as modernized variants of the 75 mm mle 1897 field gun and Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B howitzer. * A personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle based on the same chassis was designated as Laffly S15R. It had a different, lighter rear cab and a different transmission that allowed for higher road speed. * The Laffly S15TOE (''théâtre d'opérations extérieures'': "overseas theatre of operations") was a
scout car A scout car is a light wheeled armored military vehicle, purpose-built and used for passive reconnaissance. Scout cars are either unarmed or lightly armed for self-defense, and do not carry large-caliber weapons systems. This differentiates them ...
designed and built for service in
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n colonies. The S15 chassis was preserved, but an armoured cabin protected the engine and crew, with a small turret that was armed with a single Reibel machine gun. * The Laffly W15T was a low-profile version of the S15T. It was made by Hotchkiss and was used to tow the
47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun The Royal Cannon Foundry 47mm anti-tank gun Model 1931 (, abbreviated to ''C.47 F.R.C. Mod.31'') was an artillery piece developed in 1931 for the Belgian Army which saw widespread service in the Battle of Belgium in 1940. It was colloquially known ...
. * The ambulance version was named S15C. *W-15 TCC (''Chasseur de char'', "tank hunter") - self-propelled 47mm SA mle 1937 anti-tank gun produced in haste in mid-1940.


Foreign use

When
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delivered 41
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tanks to
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in 1939, a number of Laffly S15T artillery tractors were also delivered. These gun tractors were used by the 2nd Armoured Regiment's support services.Axworthy, p.37


Gallery

File:Fort de Fermont and its museum - Laffly S 15 T.JPG, Laffly S15T in a museum File:Laffly S 15R, pic-5.jpg, Laffly S15R front File:Laffly S 15R, pic-2.jpg, Laffly S15R back File:Laffly 15toe.JPG, Laffly S15 TOE File:Laffly-Hotchkiss W15T 4632235411 2082c198db o.jpg, Laffly W15T


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * *
G.N. Georgano George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017Nick Georgano
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, ''World War Two Military Vehicles: Transport & Halftracks'', Osprey Publishing, 2004, * Scafes, Cornel I; Scafes, Ioan I; Serbanescu, Horia Vl (2005). ''Trupele Blindate din Armata Romana 1919-1947''. Bucuresti: Editura Oscar Print. * Vauvillier, F. & Touraine, J.-M. ''L'automobile sous l'uniforme 1939-40'', Massin, 1992, {{Commons Artillery tractors World War II vehicles of France