| Lanchester armoured car | |
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| Type | Armoured car |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915–1918 |
| Used by | United Kingdom Belgium Imperial Russia |
| Wars | First World War |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1914-1915 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.8 long tons (4.9 t) |
| Length | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Width | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Height | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | 0.31 in (7.9 mm) |
Main armament | .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun |
| Engine | 6-cylinder Lanchester petrol 60 hp (45 kW) |
| Drive | Wheeled 4x2 |
| Transmission | Pre-selective epicyclic gearbox |
| Suspension | Cantilever springs |
Operational range | 180 mi (290 km) |
| Maximum speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| References | Foss[1] & White.[2] |
The Lanchester armoured car was a British armoured car built on the chassis of the Lanchester "Sporting Forty", it saw wide service with the Royal Naval Air Service and British Army during the First World War. The Lanchester was the second most numerous World War I armoured car in British service after the Rolls-Royce armoured car.