Thursday, June 9, 2016

Weird Military Vehicles During World War II

During the Second World War, there are strange military vehicles used by different countries. Here are some of them:

Rhino – This was an armoured car designed in Australia. Because of enemy action along with design problems, the project did not go beyond a prototype stage. It was completed by a welded turret with 30 mm all-around protection that is similar with the Crusader tank.

Fox – This was a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle manufactured by Canada. It was built by General Motors. The turret was traversed manually. Also, it was equipped with 0.303 and 050 in machine guns.

Humberette – This was also known as Ironside. It was a British armoured car based on the Humber Super Snipe chassis. Over 3600 units were actually manufactured from 1940-1943. It has a No. 19 radio set.

Otter Light Reconnaissance Car – This was a light armoured car based on the Chevrolet C15 Canadian Military Patter truck chassis. It has a Bren light machine gun and a hull-mounted Boys anti-tank rifle.

Bobik – This was a 4x4 light armoured car, nicknamed but its crews. The BA-64 was used by the Soviet Army for reconnaissance and liaison tasks from 1942 to the early 1960s.

S1 Scout Car – This was produced in Australia for the US Army. It was based on a Ford F15 4x2 chassis. The armament has one .50 inch machine gun. On its skate rails, it has two .30 inch machine guns.

39M Csaba – This was produced for the Royal Hungarian Army. It has a 20 mm cannon. On a centrally mounted turret, it has an 8 mm machine gun with 9 mm armoured plating. Apart from that, it also has a detachable 8 mm light machine gun. Also, it has 2 driving position (in front and at the rear).

Trivia Info Resource: www.nimr.ae

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