Light Dragon Mk III Tractor

The Dragon Mk III derived its name from its purpose. Designed as an artillery tractor the 'Drag-gun' was used by the BEF in France and Belgium in 1940. Looking very like a Universal Carrier, the Dragon was used to tow smaller artillery pieces like the 3.7" howitzer. Later Dragons such as the MK IV were used for larger guns. Following the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 much of the BEF's Dragons were abandonded or destroyed in France. The Mk III was used mainly between 1939 and 1941.

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