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A portee is a truck that carries a gun on its bed, such that the gun is not fixed permanently to the vehicle, can be quickly unloaded and can be fired from the truck. While the term ''portee'' can be used to denote any truck carrying a gun on its bed, it is most often used to describe equipments used by British/Commonwealth forces in the North African Campaign of World War II. Modern terms for such vehicle are technical and/or gun truck. ==Types== ;Two-pounder (40mm) anti-tank gun portee : A 2 pounder anti-tank gun mounted on a Morris 15 cwt truck, Chevrolet WA or WB 30cwt truck〔(Ian Allen publishing)〕 CMP Ford F30 or Chevrolet C30 trucks. ;Six-pounder (57mm) anti-tank gun portee : A 6 pounder anti-tank gun mounted on a Bedford QLT 3-ton lorry or Austin K5 3 ton lorry. Both of which had a special frame only body carrying the gun, crew, ammunition and the rarely used side shields. A F60 or C60 with cut down number 13 cab was similarly used. ;20 mm anti-aircraft portee : A 20 mm anti-aircraft gun mounted on a Morris 15 cwt truck ;25 mm anti-tank gun portee : A 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun mounted on a Morris 15 cwt truck ;37 mm anti-tank gun portee : A 37mm anti-tank gun mounted on a Bedford MW or Morris CS8 15cwt used by 106 RHA during Operation Compass at Beda Fomm. The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier (known as Deacon) introduced in 1942 in the Desert War was a more sophisticated successor to the portee. The 6-pdr gun was mounted in an armoured shield on a turntable on the back of an armoured AEC Matador chassis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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