±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 660
Total: 660
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: CPGlang
04: Downloads
05: Community Forums
06: CPGlang
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Home
10: Community Forums
11: Supporters
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: CPGlang
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Photo Gallery
22: Community Forums
23: Home
24: Member Screenshots
25: Photo Gallery
26: Downloads
27: Home
28: Community Forums
29: Photo Gallery
30: Photo Gallery
31: Community Forums
32: Your Account
33: Community Forums
34: Home
35: Downloads
36: Photo Gallery
37: Home
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Home
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Photo Gallery
57: Community Forums
58: News Archive
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Photo Gallery
62: Member Screenshots
63: Photo Gallery
64: Home
65: Community Forums
66: Downloads
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Photo Gallery
70: Community Forums
71: Photo Gallery
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Photo Gallery
76: Member Screenshots
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Photo Gallery
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Downloads
84: Community Forums
85: Photo Gallery
86: Statistics
87: Community Forums
88: Home
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Member Screenshots
92: Photo Gallery
93: Photo Gallery
94: Community Forums
95: Member Screenshots
96: Photo Gallery
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: CPGlang
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: CPGlang
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Search
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Photo Gallery
112: Community Forums
113: Your Account
114: Home
115: Community Forums
116: Statistics
117: Photo Gallery
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Your Account
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Photo Gallery
129: Home
130: Community Forums
131: Downloads
132: Photo Gallery
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Member Screenshots
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: CPGlang
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Photo Gallery
143: Photo Gallery
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Member Screenshots
149: CPGlang
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Photo Gallery
153: Community Forums
154: Photo Gallery
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Photo Gallery
158: Home
159: Community Forums
160: Photo Gallery
161: Community Forums
162: CPGlang
163: Community Forums
164: CPGlang
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Member Screenshots
169: Photo Gallery
170: Community Forums
171: Photo Gallery
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Downloads
175: Community Forums
176: Home
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Your Account
182: Home
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Downloads
190: Community Forums
191: Downloads
192: Photo Gallery
193: Photo Gallery
194: Home
195: Home
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: News
200: Photo Gallery
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: CPGlang
206: Home
207: Photo Gallery
208: Photo Gallery
209: Photo Gallery
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Member Screenshots
214: News
215: Member Screenshots
216: Community Forums
217: Photo Gallery
218: Downloads
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Photo Gallery
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Photo Gallery
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Member Screenshots
229: Home
230: Photo Gallery
231: Community Forums
232: Photo Gallery
233: Community Forums
234: Home
235: Photo Gallery
236: Community Forums
237: Photo Gallery
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: CPGlang
241: Photo Gallery
242: CPGlang
243: Home
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Photo Gallery
252: Downloads
253: Photo Gallery
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Photo Gallery
257: Community Forums
258: Member Screenshots
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Home
263: CPGlang
264: Home
265: Community Forums
266: Home
267: Community Forums
268: Photo Gallery
269: Community Forums
270: Photo Gallery
271: Photo Gallery
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Downloads
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Home
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Home
284: Your Account
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Home
293: Home
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Photo Gallery
298: Community Forums
299: CPGlang
300: CPGlang
301: Community Forums
302: Community Forums
303: Downloads
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Home
308: Downloads
309: Community Forums
310: Photo Gallery
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Photo Gallery
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Photo Gallery
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Downloads
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Photo Gallery
335: Photo Gallery
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Your Account
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Home
344: Downloads
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Downloads
348: Community Forums
349: Member Screenshots
350: Community Forums
351: Photo Gallery
352: Community Forums
353: Downloads
354: Community Forums
355: Photo Gallery
356: Photo Gallery
357: Community Forums
358: Photo Gallery
359: Home
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Photo Gallery
363: Community Forums
364: Statistics
365: Statistics
366: Community Forums
367: Photo Gallery
368: Downloads
369: Photo Gallery
370: CPGlang
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Photo Gallery
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: CPGlang
378: Downloads
379: Photo Gallery
380: Community Forums
381: CPGlang
382: Home
383: Downloads
384: Community Forums
385: Community Forums
386: Home
387: CPGlang
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Home
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Photo Gallery
398: Home
399: Home
400: Home
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Community Forums
406: Community Forums
407: CPGlang
408: Home
409: Community Forums
410: Home
411: Community Forums
412: Community Forums
413: Downloads
414: Downloads
415: Community Forums
416: CPGlang
417: CPGlang
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Member Screenshots
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Photo Gallery
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Member Screenshots
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: News Archive
440: Photo Gallery
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Home
444: Photo Gallery
445: CPGlang
446: Home
447: Community Forums
448: Your Account
449: Community Forums
450: Photo Gallery
451: Photo Gallery
452: Community Forums
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Downloads
456: Photo Gallery
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Photo Gallery
462: Community Forums
463: Photo Gallery
464: CPGlang
465: Community Forums
466: Home
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Home
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Photo Gallery
473: Community Forums
474: Home
475: CPGlang
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Photo Gallery
486: Community Forums
487: CPGlang
488: Community Forums
489: Member Screenshots
490: Photo Gallery
491: Photo Gallery
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Home
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: CPGlang
504: Photo Gallery
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Home
509: Statistics
510: Community Forums
511: Downloads
512: Home
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: CPGlang
516: Photo Gallery
517: CPGlang
518: Photo Gallery
519: Community Forums
520: Photo Gallery
521: Community Forums
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Home
525: Community Forums
526: Downloads
527: Community Forums
528: CPGlang
529: Community Forums
530: Photo Gallery
531: Community Forums
532: Home
533: News Archive
534: Photo Gallery
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Photo Gallery
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Photo Gallery
544: Community Forums
545: CPGlang
546: Community Forums
547: Home
548: Photo Gallery
549: Community Forums
550: Community Forums
551: Downloads
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: CPGlang
557: CPGlang
558: Statistics
559: Community Forums
560: Photo Gallery
561: Member Screenshots
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: CPGlang
565: CPGlang
566: CPGlang
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Community Forums
570: Photo Gallery
571: Home
572: Community Forums
573: CPGlang
574: Photo Gallery
575: Home
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Member Screenshots
583: Community Forums
584: Downloads
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Photo Gallery
589: Home
590: Photo Gallery
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Community Forums
595: CPGlang
596: Community Forums
597: CPGlang
598: Your Account
599: Photo Gallery
600: Community Forums
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Home
606: Community Forums
607: Downloads
608: Downloads
609: Community Forums
610: News Archive
611: Community Forums
612: Your Account
613: Community Forums
614: Photo Gallery
615: Photo Gallery
616: Community Forums
617: CPGlang
618: CPGlang
619: Photo Gallery
620: Downloads
621: Community Forums
622: Community Forums
623: Downloads
624: Community Forums
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Community Forums
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Member Screenshots
631: Community Forums
632: Community Forums
633: Community Forums
634: Photo Gallery
635: Community Forums
636: Home
637: Community Forums
638: Community Forums
639: Photo Gallery
640: CPGlang
641: Community Forums
642: Community Forums
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Community Forums
648: Community Forums
649: Photo Gallery
650: Home
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: CPGlang
654: Community Forums
655: CPGlang
656: CPGlang
657: Photo Gallery
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:20 pm
Post subject: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

I am currently reading a History of 7th Armoured Division and it keeps mentioning Lorries and Trucks. There seems to be some difference between the two in the authors mind but I'm a little confused.

So to those of you who drive on the wrong side of the road Mr. Green
Is there a difference? Or rather was there a difference in the WWII era?

_________________
Bob Smart (bsmart@xecu.net)
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:40 pm
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

I think the difference is that a Lorry is driven by a single axle and a truck is all-wheel-drive. Its a distinction that is no longer used..

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Joe_D
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 2066
Location: Razorback Country
PostPosted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:56 am
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

That's my take on it,

And to go one further, I believe the term "lorries" were used for basically civilian models adopted for military service where as the term "Trucks" was used for military specific vehicles.

_________________
Joe_D
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Jim_Coles
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 56

PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:30 pm
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

(Not a Brit, so take this as not definitive.)

A "lorry" is a medium or heavy truck and a "truck" is a light truck. I'm not sure exactly where the division is, but probably somewhere around the 1-ton mark. For example, a pickup-sized vehicle would be called a truck rather than a lorry.
Back to top
View user's profile
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:02 pm
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

Wikipedia says:

In the United States and Canada "truck" is usually reserved for commercial vehicles larger than normal cars, and for pickups and other vehicles having an open load bed.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, lorry is used instead of truck, but only used for the medium and heavy types; i.e. a van, pickup or an off-road four-wheel drive vehicle such as a Jeep may rarely be called a truck in the United States, but would never be regarded as a lorry in the UK or Ireland.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:55 am
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

to continue the confusion. A wargaming ruleset that I am currently learning which is based in New Zealand mentions certain British Army units (Motor Companies i.e motorized infantry) as being 'truck or lorry borne'.

I'll get more specific. The standard cargo carrier in the British Army (analogous to the American 2.5 ton 'Deuce and a half') is the 3 ton. Is it a lorry or a truck?

_________________
Bob Smart (bsmart@xecu.net)
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:17 am
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

"Lorries" had anemic engines that turned up in Austin-Healys, but painted silver. "Trucks" had Chevy or Dodge engines that might well turn up blue or orange in a Bel-Air or who-knows-what-color in a Power Wagon. Laughing

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:22 am
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between a Lorry and a Truck?

Just to throw a little more confusion into the question, I've routinely heard Canadian troops call their LAV III ("lav three") armoured cars as "cars".

In the recce squadron, we only only only used the term "call sign" to refer to our Jeeps. By the same logic, Lynxes were also called "call signs".
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum