AEC armoured command vehicle

AEC 4x4 ACV
AEC command car
TypeArmoured command vehicle
Service history
Used byBritish Army
WarsSecond World War
Production history
ManufacturerAssociated Equipment Company
Birtley Ordnance Factory
Weymann Motor Bodies
Unit cost£1,576
Produced1941 - 1948
No. built415
VariantsLow Power, High Power, AEC 6x6 ACV
Specifications
Mass12.2 t
Length20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
Width7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Height9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Crew7-8 (3 officers, 3 radio operators, 2 drivers)

Armour10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in)
Main
armament
1 x .303 inch Bren light machine gun, carried inside
EngineAEC 187 6-cylinder diesel engine
95 hp (71 kW)
Power/weight7.8 hp/tonne
Suspensionwheeled 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 .