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Humber Light Reconnaissance Car | |
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Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Humber (Rootes Group) |
Produced | 1940–1943 |
No. built | more than 2,400[1] |
Specifications (Mark II) | |
Mass | 3.17 tons |
Length | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
Width | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Crew | 3 |
Armour | up to 12 mm |
Main armament | Boys anti-tank rifle |
Secondary armament |
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Engine | 4.1 L 6-cylinder inline sidevalve petrol engine 80–87 hp (60–65 kW) |
Power/weight | 29 hp/tonne |
Drive | 4 x 2 wheel |
Operational range | 110 mi (180 km) |
Maximum speed | 75 mph (121 km/h) on road |
The Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, also known as Humberette or Ironside, was a British armoured car produced during the Second World War.