08 October 2006

Daimler Armoured Car Mark II



The Daimler Armoured Car was one of the best British armoured scout cars of the Second World War. Mounting a 40mm (2-pounder) gun and a co-axial 7.92 Besa machine gun, this 7.5-tonne vehicle first saw action in North Africa in 1941.

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2 comments:

Tim said...

That is a British vehicle made by Daimler? What is the backstory?

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Tim, Daimler is also a long established British company dating back to 1896.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_Motor_Company

It's now a subsidiary of Ford. Heh.