# Morris CDSW

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Artillery tractor

Morris CDSW Morris CDSW Type Artillery tractor Place of origin United Kingdom Service history Used by UK Wars Second World War Production history Designer Morris Commercial Cars Manufacturer Morris and others Specifications Armour none

The **Morris CDSW** 6x4 was a six-wheeled [artillery tractor](/source/Artillery_tractor) brought into service in the early to mid-1930s by the [British Army](/source/British_Army) to tow its [field guns](/source/Field_gun).[1][2]

Typically it was used to pull the [18-pounder](/source/Ordnance_QF_18-pounder) field gun and the [4.5-inch howitzer](/source/QF_4.5-inch_howitzer), and later the [25-pounder](/source/Ordnance_QF_25-pounder) [gun-howitzer](/source/Gun-howitzer) which replaced those two weapons. It was also used, with a modified body, for hauling the [40mm Bofors](/source/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L%2F60) in the Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) regiments. A version equipped with a crane was used for "breakdown" work. It was for the large part replaced in its primary role towing the 25 pdrs by the [Morris C8 "Quad"](/source/Morris_C8).[1][2]

CDSW indicated model "C", Double Axle rear "D", Six Cylinder Engine "S" and Winch "W".[3]

## Gallery

		- 18pdr Towed By Morris Tractor 1938

		- Battle of Egypt- the Retreat of the Eighth Army To New Positions. Modified CDSW towing a Bofors gun

		- Morris CDSW Breakdown variant front

		- Morris CDSW Breakdown variant side

		- Morris CDSW Breakdown variant rear

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vent_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vent_1-1) Ventham, Philip and Fletcher, David (1990) *Moving the guns: the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, 1854-1939*, HMSO [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-11-290477-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-11-290477-7), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-11-290477-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-11-290477-9)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Flat_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Flat_2-1) Fletcher, David (1998)*British military transport, 1829-1956*, HM Stationery Office, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-11-290570-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-11-290570-6), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-11-290570-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-11-290570-7)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pat_3-0)** Patterson, Ian (2001), [*History of the British 7th Armoured Division: Equipment Used By The Artillery Regiments*](http://www.btinternet.com/~ian.a.paterson/equipartillery.htm){{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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