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| Coventry Armoured Car |
| Specifications |
| Weight |
10.35 t |
| Length |
4.71 m |
| Width |
2.64 m |
| Height |
2.35 m |
| Crew |
Mk I: 4, Mk II: 3 |
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| Armour |
up to 14 mm |
Primary
armament |
Mk I: 2 pounder QF
Mk II: 75 mm QF |
Secondary
armament |
1 BESA machine gun (coaxial) |
| Engine |
Hercules RXLD 6-cyl. petrol
175 hp (130 kW) |
| Power/weight |
16.9 hp/tonne |
| Suspension |
Wheeled 4x4 |
Operational
range |
400 km |
| Speed |
68 km/h |
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The Coventry armoured car was a British four wheel drive (4X4) armoured fighting vehicle developed at the end of World War II as a potential replacement for the lighter Humber and Daimler armoured cars.
The Coventry was an advanced design and featured a similar layout to the more compact Daimler, but with a more conventional suspension and drive system. It included duplicate driving controls to allow rapid disengagement in combat. There were two production versions. The Mk 1 employed a three man turret with a 2-pdr gun and a 7.92 mm coaxial Besa machine gun. The Mk 2 version had a 75 mm gun, with the turret crew reduced to two men.
Deliveries of the Coventry Mk 1, from the Humber assembly line, began in June 1944 and 63 vehicles had been produced by the end of the year. Output concluded with a further 220 vehicles in 1945. The Coventry was deployed by the British Army, but they arrived too late for wartime service. Some of these units were sold to France and later saw action against the Viet Minh in French Indochina.
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