Rotinoff Super Atlantic

Rotinoff Super Atlantic, 6×4
Swiss Army Rotinoff Super Atlantic
Place of origin  UK
Service history
In service 1958
Used by Switzerland
Production history
Designed 1958
Manufacturer Rotinoff Motors Ltd
Produced 1958 - 1962
No. built 30-50 Vehicles in total
Variants pulling tractor
Specifications
Weight 21,750Kg
Length 9.33m
Width 3m
Height 3.4m
Crew 3 in the cabin + 2 outside
Engine Rolls-Royce C8SFL 8-cylinder inline 16.2 litre
333 bhp
Suspension 6×4 wheeled
Fuel capacity 2× 290 l
Operational
range
 362km
Speed 64 km/h

The Rotinoff Super Atlantic is a 6×4 ballast tractor made by the British company Rotinoff Motors Ltd. The Swiss Army bought ten of them (in Atlantic and Super Atlantic configuration) in 1958, which they used to pull trailers built by Scheuerle with a payload capacity of 50 tons. These were used for transporting the tank Pz 55/57 Centurion tank, thus reaching the total weight of 104 tons.

The Rotinoff Super Atlantic features a fuel capacity of 580 litres in two tanks. In addition to the three places in the cabin there are also two standing outside for traffic control available.

One of these tractors is on display at the Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full, another in the Swiss Army Historic Foundation in Burgdorf, Switzerland and one is preserved in Oxfordshire, England.

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