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| Loyd Carrier | |
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 Loyd TT towing a 6 Pdr anti-tank gun, outside 's-Hertogenbosch 1944 | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939 -1960s |
| Used by | British & Commonwealth. Post-war Danish, Dutch and Belgian armies |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vivian Loyd |
| Designed | 1939 |
| Manufacturer | Vivian Loyd & Co, and others (see text) |
| Produced | 1939 - 1944 |
| No. built | 26,000[citation needed] |
| Variants | Mark 1, Mark 2 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.50 t (4.43 long tons) |
| Length | 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)[1] |
| Width | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] |
| Height | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)[1] |
| Crew | 1 |
| Armour | up to 7 mm where fitted |
Main armament | unarmed |
| Engine | Ford V8 Side-valve petrol 85 bhp (63 kW) |
| Power/weight | 18.9 hp/tonne |
| Payload capacity | 7-8 passengers or similar load |
| Transmission | Ford 4 forward, 1 reverse gearbox[2] |
| Suspension | Horstmann twin wheel bogies |
| Ground clearance | 8 inches[2] |
| Fuel capacity | 22 gallons[2] |
Operational range | 140 miles (230 km) on roads |
| Maximum speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) maximum on road |
Steering system | braked - two drums per track |
The Loyd Carrier was one of a number of small tracked vehicles used by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War to transport equipment and men about the battlefield. Alongside the Bren, Scout and Machine Gun Carriers, they also moved infantry support weapons.