*Source: DTN News
(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - July 27, 2009: The Ashok Leyland is an Indian vehicle manufacturing company. Over the years products of this company have built a reputation for reliability and ruggedness. 
The FAT will undergo trial evaluation with the Indian Army, which requires a vehicle to replace a fleet of ageing Scania SBAT 6x6 artillery tractors, delivered since 1986.
It is the leading supplier of logistics vehicles to Indian Army. The FAT or Field Artillery Tractor was designed as a private venture and is aimed both at domestic and foreign markets. Vehicle is intended to be used as a gun tractor for up to 155-mm field guns and howitzers. It also carries ammunition and artillery crews. The FAT will undergo trial evaluation with the Indian Army, which requires a vehicle to replace a fleet of ageing Scania SBAT 6x6 artillery tractors, delivered since 1986.
The FAT has a payload capacity of 10 000 kg. Vehicle is fitted with forward control and chassis mounted artillery crew cabins. These can be fitted with add-on armor protection. This military truck is equipped with a hydraulic hoist for self-loading and unloading of ammunition.
The FAT artillery tractor is powered by the Ashok Leyland BSIII turbocharged diesel engine, developing 345 hp. Later it was proposed with a Cummins ISM 420-30 diesel engine, developing 410 hp. Engine options up to 500 hp are available. Vehicle has a constant all-wheel drive and is fitted with a central tyre inflation system, to suit different terrain conditions. The FAT has been developed specially for desert and semi-desert areas. It can move through deep sand. Vehicle is fitted with a self-recovery winch.
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