Manufactured by the Somua company it was used to tow medium artillery pieces such as the 155 mm mle 1917 howitzer and the 105 mm mle 1936 field gun, as well as their specific ammunition trailers. Of this main version 345 were produced: 264 until 1 September 1939 and another 81 until the end of May 1940.
There was also a recovery version, fitted with a crane, to recover broken-down tanks, of which about 440 were produced.
After France's surrender, many SOMUA MCG and SOMUA MCL half-tracks were captured by the Germans and put to use in the German Army. Some were used as artillery tractors. Most were converted by Major Alfred Becker's workshop (Baustokommando Becker) into armoured half-tracks. These were used to fill a variety of roles in the 21st Panzer Division, when it was reformed after its destruction in North Africa campaign. Variants of these included an armoured rocket launcher with an 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer, a self-propelled mortar mounting an 8 cm Reihenwerfer multiple mortar array and a tank destroyer version with a 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun.
Greece acquired 48 Somua MCG5 half-tracks and used them to tow 85 mm guns and 155 mm howitzers.[1] An unknown quantity also went to Turkey.
^Artillery Tractor Halftrack Vehicle Somua MCG 5 in the Armament Encyclopedia of World War II (in Polish).
Bibliographyedit
Vauvillier, F. & Touraine, J.-M. L'automobile sous l'uniforme 1939-40, Massin, 1992, ISBN2-7072-0197-9
January 01, 1970
somua, half, track, artillery, tractor, recovery, vehicle, french, forces, during, world, mcg5, display, musée, blindéstypeartillery, tractor, armored, recovery, vehicleplace, originfranceservice, historyused, bykingdom, greece, nazi, germanyproduction, histor. The SOMUA MCG was a half track artillery tractor and recovery vehicle of the French forces during World War II SOMUA MCGMCG5 on display at Musee des BlindesTypeArtillery tractor armored recovery vehiclePlace of originFranceService historyUsed byKingdom of Greece Nazi GermanyProduction historyManufacturerSomuaSpecificationsMass6 8 t 6 7 long tons 7 5 short tons Length5 30 m 17 ft 5 in Width2 17 m 7 ft 1 in Height2 85 m 9 ft 4 in Crew2 8 passengersEngine4 cylinder petrol 4712 cc60 hp 45 kW Payload capacity1 500 kg 3 300 lb Maximum speed31 km h Manufactured by the Somua company it was used to tow medium artillery pieces such as the 155 mm mle 1917 howitzer and the 105 mm mle 1936 field gun as well as their specific ammunition trailers Of this main version 345 were produced 264 until 1 September 1939 and another 81 until the end of May 1940 There was also a recovery version fitted with a crane to recover broken down tanks of which about 440 were produced Contents 1 Foreign use 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyForeign use editAfter France s surrender many SOMUA MCG and SOMUA MCL half tracks were captured by the Germans and put to use in the German Army Some were used as artillery tractors Most were converted by Major Alfred Becker s workshop Baustokommando Becker into armoured half tracks These were used to fill a variety of roles in the 21st Panzer Division when it was reformed after its destruction in North Africa campaign Variants of these included an armoured rocket launcher with an 8 cm Raketen Vielfachwerfer a self propelled mortar mounting an 8 cm Reihenwerfer multiple mortar array and a tank destroyer version with a 7 5 cm Pak 40 anti tank gun Greece acquired 48 Somua MCG5 half tracks and used them to tow 85 mm guns and 155 mm howitzers 1 An unknown quantity also went to Turkey Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp Somua MCG recovery in Lussinpiccolo 1943 nbsp SOMUA MCG with PaK 40 in north Italy nbsp Armoured SOMUA MCG modified by Alfred Becker for use by the WehrmachtSee also editAdolphe Kegresse Kegresse track Unditching rollerReferences edit Artillery Tractor Halftrack Vehicle Somua MCG 5 in the Armament Encyclopedia of World War II in Polish Bibliography editVauvillier F amp Touraine J M L automobile sous l uniforme 1939 40 Massin 1992 ISBN 2 7072 0197 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SOMUA MCG amp oldid 1223401816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,