Otter Light Reconnaissance Car

Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
An Otter crossing a Bailey bridge over the Volturno river at Grazzanise in October 1943
Specifications
Mass4.44 t (4.37 long tons; 4.89 short tons)
Length4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Width2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Height2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Crew3

Armourup to 12 mm
Main
armament
.55 in Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary
armament
0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren light machine gun
EngineGMC 6 cyl. gasoline
106 hp (79 kW)
Power/weight24.1 hp/tonne
Suspension4 x 4 wheel, leaf spring
Maximum speed 75 km/h (47 mph)

The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (known officially by the British as Car, Light Reconnaissance, Canadian GM (R.A.C.)[1] was a light armoured car produced in Canada during the Second World War for British and Commonwealth forces.

  1. ^ Drivers Instructions and Workshop Manual for Car, Light Reconnaissance, Canadian, G.M. Mark 1 and G.M. Mark 2 (R.A.C.)