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Soviet dissatisfaction with the BTR-40 in the scout car role led to design work being initiated on a new purpose-built scout car in 1954. [1] The Soviet Army specified an amphibious armored vehicle able to accommodate a crew of five, with a road speed of around 80 kilometres per hour and a road range of at least 500 kilometres. [1]
Humber LRC (British made light armoured car) Humber scout car Mk I and Mk II (British made light armoured car) M8 Greyhound (American made light armoured car) Marmon-Herrington Mk I, Mk III and Mk IV F (South African made armoured car) T17E1 Staghound (American made armoured car) Self-propelled artillery. M42 Duster (American made anti-aircraft ...
In the 1930s, a new sub-class of armored car emerged in the United States, known as the scout car. This was a compact light armored car which was either unarmed or armed only with machine guns for self-defense. [32] Scout cars were designed as purpose-built reconnaissance vehicles for passive observation and intelligence gathering. [32]
BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) (Russian: бронетранспортёр, romanized: Bronetransportyor, lit. 'Armoured Transporter') is an 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carrier ...
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961.
AEC of Southall, England was a manufacturer of truck and bus chassis and its Matador artillery tractor was used for towing medium field and heavy anti-aircraft guns. The armoured car based on the Matador artillery chassis was developed initially as a private venture and a mock-up was shown to officials in 1941 at Horse Guards Parade in London, where it made a favourable impression on Winston ...
The Panhard AML (automitrailleuse légère, or "light armoured car") [3] is an armoured car with reconnaissance capability. [8] Designed by Panhard on a lightly armoured 4×4 chassis, it weighs an estimated 5.5 tonnes, and is thus suitable for airborne deployment. [9]
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes BTR-152: Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union: 100 [12] BTR-60: Armoured personnel carrier Soviet Union: 80 [11] WZ-551: Armoured personnel carrier China: 20 [11] ZSD-89: Armoured personnel carrier China: 10 [11] M59: Armoured personnel carrier United States: 120 Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel ...