Guy Armoured Car
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Guy Mk I |
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| Guy Armoured Car | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 3 |
| Length | 4.12 m |
| Width | 2.06 m |
| Height | 2.29 m |
| Weight | 5.2 t |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | up to 15 mm |
| Main armament | .5 inch Vickers machine gun |
| Secondary armament | .303 inch Vickers machine gun |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Meadows 4ELA 4-cyl gasoline 55 hp (41 kW) |
| Suspension | 4 x 4 wheel |
| Road speed | 64 km/h |
| Power/weight | 10.6 hp/tonne |
| Range | 340 km |
The Guy Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced in limited numbers during World War II. The car saw limited action during the Battle of France.
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[edit] Production history and description
In 1938 Guy Motors built five Guy Quad armoured car prototypes based on the Quad-Ant artillery tractor chassis. The vehicle successfully completed field trials and in 1939-1940 101 Guy Armoured Cars (initially designated Guy Wheeled Light Tank) were produced.
The vehicle had a welded hull (making it the first British armoured car with an all-welded construction) with a sloped glacis plate. Above the centre of the hull was mounted a turret with two Vickers or Besa machine guns. The engine was located at the rear. The vehicle carried a No. 19 radio.
The body of the Guy vehicle formed the basis of the later Humber Armoured Car, which employed a new chassis.
[edit] Deployment history
Six cars were sent to France with the BEF. Four were used by the mobile guard of the British Royal Family (a troop from 12th Lancers) and two by cabinet ministers. The rest served with different British, Belgian, Danish and Dutch units stationed in Britain. By 1943 they were replaced by more modern vehicles.
[edit] Variants
- Mk I - original version. 50 units built.
- Mk IA - was armed with Besa 15 mm and 7.92 mm machine guns instead of the Vickers. 51 units built.
[edit] References
- George Forty - World War Two Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Self-Propelled Artillery, Osprey Publishing 1996, ISBN 1-85532-582-9.
- 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).
| Light tanks | ||
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| Vickers 6-Ton | Mk II | Mk III | Mk IV | Mk V | Mk VI | Mk VII Tetrarch | ||
| Cruiser tanks | ||
| Mk I | Mk II | Mk III | Mk IV | Mk V Covenanter | Mk VI Crusader | Mk VII Cavalier Mk VIII Centaur | Mk VIII Cromwell | Challenger | Comet | Sherman Firefly | Ram (Canada) | Sentinel (Australia) | ||
| Infantry tanks | ||
| Mk I Matilda | Mk II Matilda | Mk III Valentine | Mk IV Churchill | ||
| Scout Cars |
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| 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 Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (India) |
| Armoured Trucks |
| Bedford OXA | C15TA Armoured Truck (Canada) |
| Armoured Command Vehicles |
| AEC ACV | Guy Lizard ACV |
| Avenger | Black Prince | Centurion | Excelsior | TOG 1 | TOG 2 Tortoise | Valiant | Harry Hopkins | Alecto | Thornycroft Bison |
| Unarmoured vehicles |
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| British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II |
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