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Otter MK1 at Katakolo beach, Greece. This image was taken at the place where Otters landed at on 24 September 1944. The vehicle itself is part of the Hellenic Historical Vehicles Preservation Club collection in Greece.
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chassis and used many standard GM components. It took a crew of three - driver and commander seated in the vehicle front, while the gunner occupied the turret position at the rear. A
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Although it used a more powerful engine than the Humber, it was larger and heavier (by a ton); overall performance was less than that of the Humber but still acceptable.
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was mounted in the rear with A and B set aerials extending from the rear of the fighting compartment on mounting arms.
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Drivers Instructions and Workshop Manual for Car, Light Reconnaissance, Canadian, G.M. Mark 1 and G.M. Mark 2 (R.A.C.)
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Drivers Instructions and Workshop Manual for Car, Light Reconnaissance, Canadian, G.M. Mark 1 and G.M. Mark 2 (R.A.C.)
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Drivers Instructions and Workshop Manual for Car, Light Reconnaissance, Canadian, G.M. Mark 1 and G.M. Mark 2 (R.A.C.)
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Roger V.Lucy, ""The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car in Canadian Service", Service Publications,Ottawa, 2012
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Armoured Cars - Marmon-Herrington, Alvis-Straussler, Light Reconnaissance (1971) Profile Publishing
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to meet the demand for this type of armoured car. The design followed the layout of the British
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Zaloga, Steven (July 1995). "Strangers In a Strange Land: Early Syrian Armor 1948-56".
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also operated the type after the war, with turretless Otter armed with 7.5 mm
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is mounted alongside the mounting for the Boy's anti-tank rifle.
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II
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The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) was developed by
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in a turret taken from other British-built armoured car.
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Hellenic Historical Vehicles Preservation Club, Greece,
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over the Volturno river at Grazzanise in October 1943
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GMC Otter Light Reconnaissance Car, Bridgehead 2011
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