Tank transporter
![M19 Tank Transporter, composed of an M20 tractor unit and M9 semi-trailer](/Images/godic/202502/15/The_British_Army_in_North_Africa_1942_E155774154.jpg")
![Antar tank transporter](/Images/godic/202502/15/Mighty_Antar_Trekker_24154.jpg")
![Oshkosh M1070 tractor unit of the HET heavy equipment and tank transporter system](/Images/godic/202502/15/HET_tractor4154.jpg")
![The A39 Tortoise being towed on a trailer by two Diamond Ts during trials in BAOR, 1948](/Images/godic/202502/15/Tortoise_Tank_On_Tow_BAOR_19484154.jpg")
A tank transporter is a combination of a heavy tractor unit and mating semi-trailer, typically a Lowboy (trailer), used for transporting tanks. Some also function as tank recovery vehicles, the tractors of which may be armored for protection in combat conditions.