Lanchester Mark II Armoured Car

The Lanchester Mark I Armoured Car were fielded in the defence of Singapore and Malaya during the 1941-42 campaign. In one encounter in Bukit Timah as detailed in 'Moon over Malaya', Lanchester Mark I armoured cars faced off Japanese tanks in a futile attempt to stop the relentless Japanese advance and came off second best. The column of Japanese tanks had 47mm guns while the Lanchesters only mounted Vickers machine guns and had 8 mm of armour. The example in these images appeared to be the 1929 Mark II.


Tank Museum, Bovington: July 2006