Minerva Armoured Car | |
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Type | Armoured car |
Place of origin | Belgium |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3 t |
Length | 4.90 m |
Width | 1.75 m |
Height | 2.00 m |
Crew | 3-5 |
Armor | up to 3 mm |
Main armament | 1 x Hotchkiss Model 1909 machine-gun
Or 1 x Maxim M1910 machine gun Or 1 x puteaux S18, 37mm cannon |
Engine | 4-cyl Gas. Minerva 8L 40bhp at 2500 rpm |
Suspension | 4x2 wheel |
Operational range | 150 km (90 mi) |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
The Minerva Armoured Car (Dutch: Minerva Pantserwagen, French: Automitrailleuse Minerva) was a military armoured car expediently developed from Minerva civilian automobiles by Belgium at the start of the First World War.