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chassis. In early 1938, a number of different 4×4 chassis from British and foreign manufacturers had been tested to see which was the best for development of a new line of armoured cars to replace the older designs in use. By September, three armoured cars had been built by Guy. While chassis with
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British classified armoured cars making a distinction between "Armoured Car", known as "Light Tank (Wheeled)" until 1941 and, from 1939, "Scout Car" which were small turretless vehicles for liaison between units and unarmed scouting. There were also Light Reconnaissance Cars for medium range
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The vehicles successfully completed troop trials and from 1939–1940 a further 101 of the armoured cars – initially designated "Tank, Light, (Wheeled) Mark I" – were produced. While the contract specification had been for
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The manufacturer had insufficient capacity for production of the armoured car alongside their artillery tractors, so the design and construction techniques were passed to Rootes and used as a basis for the
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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
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more advanced features were seen as having better potential, however, in order to get production under way the Guy chassis was preferred.
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Guy Mk IA during anti-invasion exercises in Southern Command, 7 May 1941. Note the longer barrel of the 15 mm Besa MG.
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and 7.92 mm Besa was used as the secondary weapon. The engine was located at the rear. The vehicle carried a
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units stationed in Britain. By 1943, they were replaced by more modern vehicles.
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in the event of German invasion. The rest served with different British Army,
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World War Two Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Self-Propelled Artillery
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reconnaissance with Reconnaissance Regiments of infantry divisions.
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II
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Second to None: The History of the Coldstream Guards 1650 - 2000
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air-cooled machine guns instead of the Vickers. 51 units built.
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built five Guy Quad armoured car prototypes to a design by the
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The body of the Guy vehicle formed the basis of the later
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Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2
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UK
Second World War
Guy Motors
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Armour
Vickers .50 machine gun
Vickers machine gun
Meadows
petrol engine
armoured car
Second World War
Battle of France
Humber Armoured Car
Guy Motors
Woolwich Arsenal
artillery tractor
riveted construction
turret
Vickers .50 inch (12.7 mm) machine gun
Vickers machine gun
Besa machine gun
No. 19 radio set
Humber Armoured Car
France
British Expeditionary Force
France fell to the Germans
12th Lancers
2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry
Coats Mission

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