Year | 1937 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 100 |
Crew | 4 (Commander, Gunner, Driver & Radio Operator) |
Main Armament | 1 x .55in Boys Anti-Tank Rifle |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | [@elevation] |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | 2.13m |
Secondary Armament | 1 x .303 Bren Machine Gun (Coaxial) |
Smoke Discharger | 4in Bomb Thrower |
Ammunition Carried | 30 x 0.55in & 1000 x .303 + 18 x Smoke Rounds |
Height | 2.13m |
Width | 2.05m |
Length | 4.77m |
Combat Weight | 4.475m |
Ground Clearance | 0.30m |
Fording Depth | [@fording_depth] |
Trench Crossing | [@trench_crossing] |
Obstacle Clearance | [@obstacle_clearance] |
Climbing Ability | [@climbing_ability] |
Radio | No 19 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 7mm. Hull Sides: 7mm. Hull Rear: 7mm. Hull Top: 7mm. Hull Bottom: 7mm. Gun Mantlet: 7mm. Turret Front: 7mm. Turret Sides: 7mm. Turret Rear: 7mm. Turret Top: Open. |
Engine | Morris 6-Cylinder (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 385 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 73 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 24 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The CS9 Armoured Car was based on a Morris Truck chassis. It was fitted with an open topped turret and armed with a Boys Anti-Tank Rifle plus a Bren Light Machine Gun. A hundred were issued and thirty eight went to France with the BEF and served with the 12th Royal Lancers and all were either knocked out by enemy action or destroyed by their crews. Another thirty saw action serving with the 11th Hussars in North Africa. But by 1942 they were withdrawn and replaced by more modern designs. |