The FN Kégresse 3T was a half-track vehicle used by the Belgian armed forces as an artillery tractor between 1934-40.
The vehicle used the Kegresse track system and should not be confused with the Citroën Kégresse P14 half-track, which was also in use in the Belgian and Polish armed forces, but differs slightly in configuration.
FN Herstal had acquired the license to build the Kégresse half-track system, and took care of the final assembly.
So a second version was introduced with a slightly uprated 60 hp FN63T 8 cylinder gasoline engine,[3] very similar to the one used in the FN63C lorry, by that time also in use with the Belgian army.
The FN Kégresse 3T was a half-track with a two-man driver-cabin and a heavy platform equipped for towing large trailers or artillery pieces.
Back suspension was of the Citroën Kégresse half-track type, with a leaf spring type suspension with 2 two-wheel bogies attached to a single sidebar, connected to the back idler-wheel, with only the frontal wheel providing traction.
But because the FN Herstal factory refused to cooperate with Nazi Germany and was subsequently looted and burnt down,[10] spare parts were limited.
However, given the large need for mechanized transport on the eastern front starting from 1941, the FN Kégresse 3T's were still used by the German army, under the designation "Minerva-FN-Kegresse bzw.