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CFS Macro AEC-Matador. CFS Version of a WWII ground vehicle. The AEC O853 Matador was an 4x4 artillery tractor built by the british Associated Equipment Company (AEC) for Commonwealth and Allied forces during the Second World War. Build from 1939 on and equipped with a robust 95hp diesel engine, huge 13. 50-20. 00 tires and a powerful 7-ton winch, the Matador soon proved its efficiency also as a recovery vehicle. The Matador was distinctive with its flat fronted cab with gently curved roof, wheels at the corners and a flat load carrying area covered by a canvas or tarpaulin tilt. It was equipped with a winch (7-ton load in its case) like all artillery tractors. It was commonly used for towing the 5. 5 inch Medium Gun and the QF 3. 75 inch AA gun. It was also found to be a generally useful
Show more... vehicle and adapted for other roles including carrying a 25 pdr gun on the back. About 9, 000 Matadors were built, some going to the RAF. AEC also produced a larger Marshall 6x6 vehicle (model O854) based on the 4x4 Matador which were generally, if not officially, also called Matador. The RAF used theirs in the flat bed form for load carrying. The 6-wheeler Matador was used as a refuelling tanker, capable of carrying 2, 500 Imperial gallons of fuel and also for towing ashore Short Sunderland flying boats at their stations. Post war the Matador was found in civilian use as a recovery truck, snow vehicle, and general contractor use. Also useful for forestry work because of its good offroad performance. I have created a api macro with Easy Object Designer (EOD), Version 2. 0. 47 (Matthias Br ckner), to generate three static AEC-Matador, used by allied forces on WWII. This macro was tested only in CFS1 sceneries, but I believe that can work without problems in CFS2-3 and FS2000-2002. All mine API macros, could be included on objects libraries with crash detection (for CFS missions), but must be distributed with the original API-MACRO copyright. Edmundo Abad Santiago-Chile January 2012 Show less...

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