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AEC 4x4 ACV | |
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Type | Armoured command vehicle |
Service history | |
Used by | British Army |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Associated Equipment Company Birtley Ordnance Factory Weymann Motor Bodies |
Unit cost | £1,576 |
Produced | 1941 - 1948 |
No. built | 415 |
Variants | Low Power, High Power, AEC 6x6 ACV |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.2 t |
Length | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
Width | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
Height | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
Crew | 7-8 (3 officers, 3 radio operators, 2 drivers) |
Armour | 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) |
Main armament | 1 x .303 inch Bren light machine gun, carried inside |
Engine | AEC 187 6-cylinder diesel engine 95 hp (71 kW) |
Power/weight | 7.8 hp/tonne |
Suspension | wheeled 4x4 |
Operational range | 280 mi (450 km) |
Maximum speed | 37 mph (60 km/h) |
AEC armoured command vehicles (ACVs) were a series of command vehicles built by the British Associated Equipment Company (AEC) during the Second World War .