Preface/前言
本文是Alex Suvorov发表在ARC上，经过原作者许可后由我翻译并转载到本站。2017年又找到了作者发在博客上的大图，补充到本文中。转载本文请征得原文作者同意。由于本人水平有限，翻译难免有错误，还望同好不吝指出。感谢飞猪中队长、黑绵羊的翻译协助。文中一切观点只代表原作者本人。
3. BNO-40 Flight Deck Tractor/BNO-40 型拖拉机
Again, same as with Willys jeeps, this type of flight deck tractor, has entered service with the U.S. Navy in the first wartime years. These ubiquitous vehicles served on most USN carriers, including veterans like USS Enterprise (CV-6), Essex and Midway class attack carriers, Independence class light carriers and even the smaller Bogue, Sangamon, Casablanca and Commencement Bay class escort ships. After seeing through both the World War II and the Korean war they were replaced on U.S. carriers by newer tractors in mid 1950's, while some went to work for the French Navy on the decks of R96 La Fayette (ex USS Langley) and R97 Bois Belleau (ex USS Belleau Wood).
这种拖拉机和威利斯吉普是同时期进入美国海军服役的，在航母上非常常见。包括企业（CV-6）、埃塞克斯、中途岛级攻击航母，还在独立级轻航母上服役。甚至在更小的伯格、圣加蒙、卡萨布兰卡级以及科芒斯曼特湾级（又翻译为启航湾级）护航航母上使用。经历过二战和朝战后，在1950年代中期退役。部分还在法国海军R96拉斐特号（前美军 兰利号）和R97贝露森林号（前美军 贝露森林号）上服役。（PK注：这两膄也是独立级航母）
The 1/72 scale kit of the BNO-40 naval tractor is produced by F4Models (cat. # FM7007), and I've built it out-of-the-box. The fit is good, and the engine compartment is full of tiny details. One must take care when bending the photoetched part that represents the radiator grille so as to avoid making sharp edges.
这套 1/72的BNO-40 型拖拉机模型是F4Models的产品，编号FM7007。我开盒直做。组合度很好，发动机舱有很多小细节。弯曲蚀刻片的时候要小心，不要把水箱弄出尖锐边缘。
4. MD-1 Flight Deck Tractor/MD-1型拖车
In the 1950's, to keep pace with the growing weight of modern carrier jets, the U.S. Navy faced a need to replace the aging flight deck tractors in use since the World War II. The new tractor for the Navy, the MD-1, has entered service in mid 1950's. Apart from the aircraft towing and positioning, MD-1s were employed to start up aircraft jet engines prior to takeoff. For this purpose many were fitted with gas turbine start units mounted on the platform in the rear; such tractors were informally known as "huffers". MD-1s have served on Essex / Oriskany, Midway and Forrestal / Kitty Hawk class carriers of the U.S. Navy until mid 1960's. A small number was also employed on the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Bonaventure.
在1950年代，随着舰载喷气战斗机的吨位不断增加，美国海军不得不考虑替换二战中服役的航母拖车。新拖车MD-1就是这个时候开始在航母上服役。除了对飞机的牵引和定位外，MD-1还能启动飞机的发动机。为了满足启动需要，燃气轮机启动装置安装在车后。这种拖车还有个非正式的名字“胡佛”。MD-1在埃塞克斯、奥里斯卡尼、中途岛、福莱斯特、小鹰级航母上服役。少量的MD-1也曾经在加拿大海军的文德号（国内还有翻译成“邦纳文彻”）航母上服役。
The 1/72 scale MD-1 kit also comes from F4Models company (cat. # FM7001). The moulds have some bubbles and could really benefit from better sharpness. However, through some filing and sanding, and by adding a couple of scratch-built details and wire braces and such, one can get a fairly nice little tractor to put along a Demon, a Skyray, a Fury, a Cougar or a Tiger, and even along an early Skyhawk or Skywarrior.
这套 1/72的MD-1套材同样是F4Models的产品，编号FM7001。模具有点气泡，但是锐度却很好。经过一番填补、打磨和添加自制的细节等工作后，你会有一辆相当不错的拖车，可以和恶魔（F3H）、天光（F4D）、海怒（FJ系列）、美洲狮（F9F-8）或者老虎（F11F）甚至早期的天鹰（A-4）或者空中武士（A-3）放在一起。