Lanchester 6 × 4 armored car
| Lanchester 6x4 armored car | |
|---|---|
Lanchester, an officer and men of a cavalry regiment, 1938 |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 4th |
| length | 6.10 m |
| width | 2.01 m |
| height | 2.82 m |
| Dimensions | 7.620 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 10 mm |
| Main armament | .5 cal. Vickers machine gun |
| Secondary armament | Two 0.303 inch Vickers machine guns |
| agility | |
| drive | Lanchester 6-cylinder water-cooled petroleum engine 88 hp |
| Top speed | 72 km / h |
| Power / weight | |
| Range | 320 km |
The Lanchester 6 × 4 armored car , was for the British army built in 1928 armored car of the Lanchester Motor Company in Birmingham .
history
A total of thirty-nine vehicles in the series were originally produced. A later version had a higher turret and better armament . The armored car had very good terrain characteristics. Its three axles , two of which were directly driven, were outstanding. It was somewhat similar to the Rolls-Royce armored car developed in 1914 .
A special feature of the Lanchester was a steering wheel attached to the rear , with which the armored vehicle could be controlled when reversing. There were further developments of the vehicle, which were named with the suffixes Lanchester Armored Car IA, II and IIA.
The vehicle was used by the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) and the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) , among others .
literature
- Kenneth Macksey & John Batchelor: The history of armored vehicles , Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich, ISBN 3-453-52081-5
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World`s Tanks and Fighting Vehicles , Chief author and consultant: Christopher F. Foss , Salamander Books Limited, London, 1977
Web links
- Equipment Used By the Armored Car Regiments , Btinternet.com (English) ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World`s Tanks and Fighting Vehicles , Chief author and consultant: Christopher F. Foss, Salamander Books Limited, London 1977, p. 27.
