MORRIS LIGHT RECONNAISSANCE CAR Mk. I

MORRIS LIGHT RECONNAISSANCE CAR Mk. I
Image: Morris LRC (IWM)
Year1942
Vehicle Type[@type]
Origin & Designer[@designer]
Numbers Produced200 (Mk. I
Crew[@crew]
Main Armament1 x 0.55 Boys Anti-Tank Rifle (Hull Hatch)
Main Armament[@sponson_traverse]
Elevation[@elevation]
Turret Traverse1 x .303 Bren Light Machine Gun (Turret)
Gun Traverse[@gun_traverse]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
Maximum RangeNo. 19 Set
Armour Penetration234 km
Gun Sight1.88m
Secondary Armament1 x .303 Bren Light Machine Gun (Turret)
Smoke Discharger1 x 4in Smoke Mortar
Ammunition Carried30 x 0.55in & 1000 x .303 + 8 x Smoke
Height360° (Manual)
Width[@width]
Length[@length]
Combat Weight[@weight]
Ground Clearance0.17m
Fording Depth[@fording_depth]
Trench Crossing[@trench_crossing]
Obstacle Clearance[@obstacle_clearance]
Climbing Ability[@climbing_ability]
RadioNo. 19 Set
ArmourHull Front: 14mm.
Hull Sides: 8mm.
Hull Rear: 8mm.
Hull Top: 6mm.
Hull Bottom: 6mm.
Hatch (Boys): 6mm.
Turret Front: 12mm.
Turret Sides: 12mm.
Turret Rear: 12mm.
Top: 8mm.
EngineMorris 4 Cylinder (Petrol)
Transmission4 Forward & 1 Reverse
Maximum Road Range234 km
Maximum Cross Country Range[@maximum_cross_country_range]
Maximum Water Range[@maximum_water_range]
Maximum Road Speed80 kph
Maximum Cross Country Speed24 kph
Maximum Water Speed[@maximum_water_speed]
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe Morris LRC was chosen as an interim vehicle to help supplement the supply of Humber LRCs. The British had left many of their reconnaissance vehicles behind in France and these numbers needed replacing as fast as possible. The Morris LRC was based on the chassis of a standard Morris truck and built using rolled steel. The crew sat together in a single row of seats and the vehicle was armed with the standard weapons used in most of the early British armoured cars in the shape of a Bren light machine gun and Boys anti-tank rifle. The Morris LRC Served in North Africa, Italy and Northwest Europe and were issued to army and RAF units.