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Scout Car S1 | |
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Place of origin | Australia |
Service history | |
Used by | United States |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | Ford Australia |
No. built | 40 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4 tonnes |
Length | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
Width | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Crew | 5 (Commander, Driver, 3 Gunners) |
Armor | 6 mm |
Main armament | 1 .50 Browning M2HB machine gun |
Secondary armament | 2 .30 Browning M1917A1 |
Engine | Ford V8 95 hp (71 kW) |
Power/weight | 23.7 hp/tonne |
Suspension | 4x2 or 4x4, leaf spring |
Scout Car S1 (American) is an armoured car produced in Australia for the United States Army during the Second World War.