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{{Short description|British military truck family}}
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|name = Bedford QL
|image = File:Bedford Q series truck 1944 2800cc.jpg
|image_size = 300
|caption = A QLR on show
|origin = United Kingdom
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|width = {{convert|2.26|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|height = 10 feet / 2.54m
|weight = {{convert|7225|lb|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} (empty)<br />{{convert|15400|lb|0|abbr=on}} (loaded)
|crew = 1 + 11 passengers
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==History==
At the outbreak of WW II, Bedford was contracted by the British War Office to produce a 3 ton [[4×4]] general service truck. A pilot model was ready in February 1940 and quantity production started in March 1941.<ref>{{cite web |title=
==Variants==
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[[File:Second_world_war_Royal_Air_Force_Bedford_QL_aircraft_re-fueling_truck.jpg|right|thumb|Preserved RAF QL refuelling tanker at IWM Duxford]]
[[File:Bedford QL Breakdown truck 1945 2800 cc.JPG|right|thumb|Bedford QL Breakdown Truck]]
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::Several QLBs were fitted with shortened GS bodies and recovery cranes to be used as wreckers by the Danish Army (Used until late 1960s).<ref>{{cite web |title=
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:General service cargo truck and was the most numerous version in the series.{{sfn|Ware|2012|p=199}}
::Machinery.{{sfn|Ware|2012|p=199}}
::Kitchen.{{sfn|Ware|2012|p=199}}
::Battery storage.{{sfn|Ware|2012|p=199}}
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:Following the fall of Singapore rubber was scarce and so at the request of the Ministry of Supply a Bedford QL was
▲=== Lorry, 3 ton, GS Bedford half-track (Bedford-Bren - prototype only) ===
▲Following the fall of Singapore rubber was scarce and so at the request of the Ministry of Supply a Bedford QL was [http://panzerserra.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/bedford-bren-halftrack-prototype-case.html adapted using a Carden Lloyd suspension] taken from a [[Bren Gun Carrier]]. While the [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cWZRlB1wFxQ/UOK27zEZ7GI/AAAAAAAAJY0/xdIgGuOhbZ0/s400/real+bedford.jpg Bedford-Bren] was capable of impressive feats of tractive power (which could have been easily produced in its own right as a prime mover) British authorities, unlike the Americans and Germans, did not favour the half-track. The shortage of rubber was not as severe as anticipated and official interest in the project waned. Not only did this British parallel to the German [[Maultier]] not go into production, the single prototype was converted back into an all-wheel vehicle.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Bedford to Berlin and Beyond QL: the Forces Favourite 4x4|last = Coates|first = Robert|publisher = Motorbooks International|year = 1994|isbn = 9780948358050|location =|pages =}}</ref>
:An attempt to make a motor vehicle capable of deep wading for river crossings and amphibious landing, the Bedford Giraffe was developed as insurance against the shallow wading kits under development
▲=== Lorry, 3 ton, 4 x 4, Bedford, experimental (Bedford Giraffe - prototype only) ===
▲An attempt to make a motor vehicle capable of deep wading for river crossings and amphibious landing, the Bedford Giraffe was developed as insurance against the shallow wading kits under development did not prove effective in deeper water. As a 'plan B' Vauxhall adapted a Bedford GL by mounting its engine, cab and gearbox on an elevated girder frame some seven feet high, with a chain drive transmitting power to the [[propshaft]]. The ungainly but effective vehicle demonstrated it was a viable solution should hastily extemporised waterproofing kits fail but they proved effective and so no specialised type was required.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Military Transport of World War II|year=1971|url=https://archive.org/details/militarytranspor00elli_112|url-access=limited|last=Ellis|first=Chris|last2=Bishop|first2=Denis|publisher=Blandford Press Ltd|isbn=0-7137-0702-X|location=167 High Holborn, London WC1V 6PH|pages=[https://archive.org/details/militarytranspor00elli_112/page/n41 129]}}</ref>
==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |last1=Ware |first1=P |title= The illustrated guide to military vehicles |year=2012 |publisher= Hermes House |location= [[Wigston Magna|Wigston]]|isbn= 978-0-85723-953-
* [[Bart Vanderveen]] (1989) 'Historic Military Vehicles Directory'
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[[Category:World War II vehicles of the United Kingdom]]
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