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with a 100-round drum. A second Bren could be added if necessary. This was mounted above the roof, and could be operated from inside the vehicle using a system looking similar to bicycle handlebars, where the "brake" levers fired the triggers of the Brens.
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armies used the Humber. The Belgian army used the Mk II in their tank and reconnaissance units until 1951. A unknown number of these vehicles were then handed over to the Belgian police which continued to use the car until 1958.
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for production, the need for scout cars could not be met by Daimler alone, so other companies were required to produce similar vehicles. One of these companies was Humber which along with other companies in the
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Production of the vehicles continued until 1945. At least 4,298 were ordered and at least 4,102 delivered, 1,698 of them Mk I. They were used by British armoured units (e.g. the
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Most of the vehicles were destroyed in the 1960s when the British Army used them as targets for tank gunnery practice. There are now currently only about 20 known to exist.
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To comply with the official requirement to keep the weight down, the Daimler "Dingo" was open top (the Humber had an unarmoured floor).
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The vehicle carried a crew of two, with an emergency seat for a third member. It was equipped with a
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Humber
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long tons
Armour
Bren machine guns
petrol
scout car
Second World War
Ferret armoured car

British Army
Daimler Dingo
Rootes Group
Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
No. 19 radio set
Bren light machine gun
11th Armoured Division
Guards Armoured Division
Polish II Corps
1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade
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