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{{Short description|British military truck family}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox weapon
|name = Bedford QL
|image =
|image_size = 300
|caption = A QLR on show
|origin =
|type =
|is_vehicle = yes
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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
==Variants==
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[[File:Bedford QL Breakdown truck 1945 2800 cc.JPG|right|thumb|Bedford QL Breakdown Truck]]
▲[[Image:Second_world_war_Royal_Air_Force_Bedford_QL_aircraft_re-fueling_truck.jpg|right|thumb|Preserved RAF QL refuelling tanker at IWM Duxford]]
;QL1
;QLB
::Several QLBs were fitted with shortened GS bodies and recovery cranes to be used as wreckers by the Danish Army (Used until late 1960s).
;QLC
;QLD
: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}}
;QLR
;QLT
;QLW
;Lorry, 3 ton, GS Bedford half-track (Bedford-Bren)
:Following the fall of Singapore rubber was scarce and so at the request of the Ministry of Supply a Bedford QL was adapted using a Carden Lloyd suspension <ref>{{Cite web |title=Panzerserra Bunker- Military Scale Models in 1/35 scale: Bedford QL halftrack prototype - case report |url=http://panzerserra.blogspot.com/2013/01/bedford-bren-halftrack-prototype-case.html |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Panzerserra Bunker- Military Scale Models in 1/35 scale}}</ref> taken from a [[Bren Gun Carrier]]. While the Bedford-Bren<ref>http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cWZRlB1wFxQ/UOK27zEZ7GI/AAAAAAAAJY0/xdIgGuOhbZ0/s400/real+bedford.jpg</ref> 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}}</ref>
;Lorry, 3 ton, 4 x 4, Bedford, experimental (Bedford Giraffe)
: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 not proving 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 |last1=Ellis |first1=Chris |last2=Bishop |first2=Denis |publisher=Blandford Press Ltd |isbn=0-7137-0702-X |location=London |pages=[https://archive.org/details/militarytranspor00elli_112/page/n41 129]}}</ref>
==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist}}
===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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{{commons category|Bedford QL}}
{{WWIIBritishSoftVeh}}
{{Bedford vehicles|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Military trucks of the United Kingdom]]
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