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The only surviving T18, at The Tank Museum, Bovington (2024) The United States Army had only shown minimal interest in the vehicle and retained the first 3 production vehicles. The British Army placed an order for 2,500 units, but high production costs and poor cross-country performance led to cancellation of the order with only 27 being ...
The T17 armored car, sometimes referred to as the M5 medium armored car and by the British as the Deerhound, was an American six-wheeled armored car produced during the Second World War. The T17 lost out to the T17E design for British use but 250 vehicles were produced as a stopgap for the United States Army until their preferred design, the M8 ...
The M38 Wolfhound was a 6×6 US armored car produced in 1944 by the Chevrolet division of General Motors.It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype vehicles.
The T17E1 armored car was an American armored car manufactured during the Second World War. It saw service with British and other Commonwealth forces during the war under the name Staghound, but was never used on the front line by US forces. A number of other countries used the Staghound after the war; some vehicles continued to serve until the ...
Prosegur armored van in Barcelona An armored Garda van, in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan CTK armored van in the Philippines. An armored vehicle (also known as an armored cash transport car, security van, or armored truck) is an armored van or truck used to transport valuables, such as large quantities of money or other valuables, especially for banks or retail companies.
The vehicle is notable for its extensive use of TRAPP armored glass in the crew compartment. Like the Buffalo , it can be equipped with a robotic arm. The U.S. has fielded 259 RG-33 4x4 variants in a Special Operations Command ( SOCOM ) configuration as shown above with remote weapon stations, two extra seats, and a rear door assist. [ 6 ]
The main production variant, the M3A1 scout car, was a lightly armored, open topped, machine gun armed, four wheel drive vehicle designed to be used in the reconnaissance role. The M3A1 scout car was crewed by a driver and commander, while there was seating for six additional occupants in the rear. [1] [2]
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]