 Ferret Mk.1/2 in desert finish Image File history File links Description: The Picture shows a Ferret Scout Car Mk. ...
| | Ferret Scout Car | | General characteristics | | Crew | 2 (commander, driver) | | Length | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) | | Width | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | | Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | | Weight | 3.7 t | | Armour and armament | | Armour | ? | | Main armament | 7.62 mm MG | | Secondary armament | none | | Mobility | | Power plant | Rolls Royce B60 6-cylinder petrol
130 hp (97 kW) | | Suspension | 4x4 Wheel | | Road speed | 93 km/h | | Power/weight | 35.1 hp/tonne | | Range | 306 km | The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British produced armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army as well as Commonwealth countries throughout the period. Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ...
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Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...
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1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
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History
The Ferret was developed in 1949 as a result of the British Army's need to obtain a replacement model for its Second World War light armoured vehicles. Due to the success of their Reconnaissance Scout Car, the "Dingo", Daimler, was employed to design and manufacture the Ferret. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
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The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as Dingo, was a British light fast 4WD reconnaisance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War. ...
The Ferret shared many similar design features with the Dingo, but featured a larger fighting compartment and a small machine gun turret. It was built from an all-welded ("monocoque") steel body, making the drive extremely noisy as all the running gear was within the enclosed body with the crew. Four wheel drive was incorporated together with "Run Flat" tyres. The turret, though not fitted to all models, carried a single machine gun. Six grenade launchers fitted to the hull (three on each side) carried smoke grenades in British service. Trinomial name Canis lupus dingo (Meyer, 1793) Breed standards (external link) ANKC The dingo (Canis lupus dingo) is a type of wild dog, probably descended from the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes). ...
A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires, or launches a grenade. ...
It is fast and small enough to be used in an urban environment but strong enough to negotiate rugged terrain off road. The Ferret is no longer in service in the British Army, although several Commonwealth countries still operate them to this day. They have been popular with private collectors due to the compact size and affordable price (some 10,000 dollars in the US). The English noun Commonwealth dates originally from the fifteenth century. ...
Production A total of 4,409 Ferrets, including 16 sub-models under various Mark numbers, were produced between 1952 and 1971.
Variants There are several Marks of Ferret, including those with varying equipment, turret or no turret and armed with Swingfire anti-tank missiles. Including all the marks and experimental variants there have probably been over 60 different vehicles. Swingfire Type Anti-tank Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle History Builder Date of design Production period Service duration Operators UK, Belgium, Kenya Variants none Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ...
Mk 1 - FV701
- Liaison duties
- No turret
MK 1/1 - Heavier armour than Mk 1
- Sealed hull for fording.
Mk 1/2 - Extended height roof
- Crew of three
- Equipped with Bren or later GPMG gun
The Bren (from Brno, the Czechoslovakian town of design, and Enfield, the British manufacturer), usually called the Bren Gun, was a series of machine guns adopted by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles into the 1980s. ...
Mk 2
 Mk 2 Ferret in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel. The FV 603 Saracen was a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British army that became a recognisable vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (934x1026, 144 KB) Summary Description: Ferret Mk 2 armored car in Batey ha-Osef museum, Tel Aviv, Israel. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (934x1026, 144 KB) Summary Description: Ferret Mk 2 armored car in Batey ha-Osef museum, Tel Aviv, Israel. ...
Mk 2/1 to 5 Small improvements at each stage including thicker armour.
MK 2/6 Vigilant Type Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform infantry or vehicle Target armoured vehicles History Builder Vickers Date of design 1956 Production period Service duration 1960s Operators Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ...
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Mk 2/7 - FV701
- Mk 2/6 stripped of anti-tank missiles after Vigilant withdrawn from service
Mk 4 - FV711
- Improved Mk 2
- Stronger suspension
- Flotation screen
Mk 5 - FV712
- Modified Mark 4.
- L7 GPMG
- Swingfire anti-tank missiles in unusual wide flat turret
The L7 machine gun is a general-purpose machine gun used by the British Army. ...
Swingfire Type Anti-tank Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle History Builder Date of design Production period Service duration Operators UK, Belgium, Kenya Variants none Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ...
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Trivia - Ferrets were used in the 1996 film Spy Hard by US special forces.
- Ferrets can also be seen (in a white paint scheme) at Nova Laboratories in the film Short Circuit.
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