Year | 1938 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 50 |
Crew | 3 (Commander, Gunner & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x .50in Vickers Heavy Machine Gun |
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 | 2.28m |
Secondary Armament | 1 x .303 Vickers Machine Gun (Coaxial) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 500 x .50in & 1000 x .303 Rounds |
Height | 2.28m |
Width | 2.05m |
Length | 4.11m |
Combat Weight | 5.384 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.30m |
Fording Depth | 0.48m |
Trench Crossing | [@trench_crossing] |
Obstacle Clearance | [@obstacle_clearance] |
Climbing Ability | 26° |
Radio | No 19 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 15mm. Hull Sides: 10mm. Hull Rear: 10mm. Hull Top: 6mm. Hull Bottom: 6mm. Gun Mantlet: 15mm. Turret Front: 15mm. Turret Sides: 10mm. Turret Rear: 10mm. Turret Top: 6mm.
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Engine | Meadows ELA (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 340 km. |
Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 64 mph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 26 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | In 1938 the British army requested a new armoured car to replace the obsolete models that were in service. Guy Motors sent three new models for trials and these were accepted with order for more. The Guys had a fully revolving turret mounting two machine guns. It first saw action in France 1940, when the BEF took six vehicles along and all were lost. The remainder were used for training purposes in the UK. The body work was used to again and formed the basis of the Humber armoured car. |