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Encyclopedia > Coventry armoured car
Coventry Armoured Car
General characteristics
Length 4.71 m
Width 2.64 m
Height 2.35 m
Weight 10.35 t
Suspension Wheel 4x4
Speed 68 km/h road
? km/h off-road
Range 400 km
Primary armament Mk I: 2 pounder QF
Mk II: 75 mm QF
Secondary armament 1 Besa MG (coaxial)
Armour 14 mm
Power plant Hercules RXLD 6-cyl. petrol
175 hp (130 kW)
Crew Mk I: 3, Mk II: 4

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 series of armoured cars. The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, and ultimately from the Old French tonne, and referred originally to a large cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, which holds approximately 2100 pounds of water. ... The QF 2-pounder gun was a British anti-tank gun. ... Ordnance QF 75 mm, abbreviated to OQF 75 mm, was a British tank-gun of the Second World War. ... BESA machine gun Type medium machine gun Nationality UK (Czech) Era World War 2 History Date of design 1936 Production period 1939-1945 (?) Service duration 1939-1945 Operators UK War service World War 2 Specifications Type Caliber 7. ... Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... General characteristics Length: 4. ... General characteristics Length 4 m Width 2. ... Military armored cars A French VBL reconnaissance vehicle. ...


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 2pdr gun and a 7.92mm coaxial Besa machine gun. The Mk 2 version had a 75mm gun, with the turret crew reduced to two men. BESA machine gun Type medium machine gun Nationality UK (Czech) Era World War 2 History Date of design 1936 Production period 1939-1945 (?) Service duration 1939-1945 Operators UK War service World War 2 Specifications Type Caliber 7. ...


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. The Viet Minh (abbreviated from Việt Nam ộc Lập ồng Minh Hội, League for the Independence of Vietnam) was formed by Ho Ngoc Lam and Nguyen Hai Than in 1941 to seek independence for Vietnam from France. ... Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. ...


References and external links

  • Leland Ness (2002) Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: The Complete Guide, Harper Collins, London and New York, ISBN 0-00-711228-9
  • ((French)) Photo gallery at chars-francais.net
British and Commonwealth AFVs of World War II
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Daimler Dingo | Dingo Scout Car (Australia) | Humber Scout Car | Humber LRC | Morris LRC
Morris CS9 | Standard Beaverette | AEC Armoured Car | Coventry Armoured Car
Daimler Armoured Car | Guy Armoured Car | Humber Armoured Car | Lanchester Armoured Car
Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (South Africa) | Rolls-Royce Armoured Car | ACV-IP (India)
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II


 
 

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