Bedford OXA

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Bedford OXA
General characteristics
Crew	8
Length	4.68 m
Width	1.63 m
Height	2.14 m
Weight	6.5 t
Armour and armament
Armour	up to 9 mm
Main armament	Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament	7.7 mm Bren machine gun
Mobility
Power plant	Bedford 6 cyl. gasoline 72 hp (54 kW)
Suspension	4x2 wheel, leaf spring
Road speed	64 km/h
Power/weight	11.1 hp/tonne
Range	480 km

The Bedford OXA was a British improvised armoured vehicle built during World War II by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 1.5 ton truck chassis. 948 units were built in 1940-1941. The vehicle was used by British Home Guard units until 1942.

[edit] References

• I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).

British and Commonwealth armoured cars of World War II
Scout Cars
Daimler Dingo | Dingo Scout Car (Australia) | Humber Scout Car Lynx Scout Car (Canada) | S1 Scout Car (Australia)
Light Reconnaissance Cars
Humber LRC | Morris LRC | Otter LRC (Canada)
Armoured Cars
AEC Armoured Car | Coventry Armoured Car | Daimler Armoured Car Fox Armoured Car (Canada) | Guy Armoured Car | Humber Armoured Car Lanchester Armoured Car | Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (South Africa) Morris CS9 | Rhino Heavy Armoured Car (Australia) | Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Rover Light Armoured Car (Australia) | Standard Beaverette
Armoured Trucks
Bedford OXA | C15TA Armoured Truck (Canada)
Wheeled Carriers
Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (India)
Armoured Command Vehicles
AEC ACV | Guy Lizard ACV
Tanks and other large armoured vehicles
Unarmoured vehicles
British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II