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Known as one of the finest armoured fighting vehicles built in Britain during the war, the Dingo was a compact two-man armoured car, well protected for its size with 1.2 in (30 mm) of armour at the front and powered by a 2.5 litre 55 hp (41 kW) straight six petrol engine in the rear of the vehicle.
British Daimler Dingo Mk 1 – Le. Pz.Sp.Wg. Mk l 202(e) British AEC Dorchester armoured bus; British Universal Carrier – Gepanzerter Maschinengewehrträger Bren 731(e) British Universal Carrier – Gep. MG-Träger Br 731(e) modified with 20 mm Flak 38; British Universal Carrier – 8.8 cm Raketenpanzerbüchse 43 (with 88 mm Rockets)
The Daimler armoured car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo scout car, a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms Company design. A larger version designed on the same layout as the Dingo fitted with the turret similar to that of the Mark VII 'Tetrarch' Light Tank and a more ...
Daimler scout car (Dingo) (6,626) Guy armoured car (101) Humber armoured car (5,400) Humber light reconnaissance car (over 3,600) Humber scout car (at least 4,102) Lanchester 6×4 armoured car (35) Lynx Canadian version of Daimler Dingo; Morris light reconnaissance car (over 2,200) Morris CS9 (100) Rolls-Royce armoured car (76 in service at the ...
Immediately prior to the war, this changed with vehicles such as the Dingo designed from the start for armoured use. Such vehicles provided better handling, along with removing many compromises in design caused by the inherited chassis. Scout cars. Daimler Dingo (6,626) Humber scout car (4,300) Light reconnaissance cars. Humber light ...
Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Australia. 2-pounder anti-tank gun carrier (200, World War II); 3 inch mortar carrier (400, World War II); Dingo scout car (245, World War II)
The 17-pounder could knock out any German tank. Often referred to by the post-war nickname "Firefly", but during WWII this nickname was also used for the 17pdr M10. Lee and Grant – M3 Lee medium tank; 3in SP M10 – M10 tank destroyer; 17pdr SP M10 – M10 tank destroyer equipped with a British 17-pounder gun
In 1938, Alvis produced a prototype armoured light reconnaissance vehicle for comparison trials with other manufacturers. The Alvis Dingo lost out to a design by BSA Cycles but 'Dingo' was adopted as the name for the BSA design; which was built by a BSA subsidiary as the Daimler Dingo. Post-war, Alvis designed a series of six-wheel drive vehicles.