Rolls-Royce armoured car

Rolls Royce armoured car
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Rolls Royce 1920 Pattern Mk1 armoured car at The Tank Museum, Bovington
TypeArmoured car
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1915–1944
Wars
Production history
ManufacturerRolls-Royce
No. built120 (First World War)
VariantsRolls-Royce 1920 Pattern, Rolls-Royce 1924 Pattern, Fordson armoured car, Rolls Royce Indian Pattern[1]
Specifications
Mass4.7 tonnes[1]
Length4.93 m (194 in)[1]
Width1.93 m (76 in)[1]
Height2.54 m (100 in)[1]
Crew3 (commander, driver, and machine-gunner)[1]

Armor12 mm (0.47 in)
Main
armament
.303 (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun[1]
Secondary
armament
none
Engine6-cylinder petrol, water-cooled [1]
80 hp (60 kW)[1]
Power/weight19 hp/tonne
Suspension4x2 wheel (double rear wheels), leaf spring[1]
Operational
range
240 km or 150 miles[1]
Maximum speed 72 km/h (45 mph)[1]

The Rolls-Royce armoured car is a British armoured car developed in 1914 and used during the First World War, Irish Civil War, the inter-war period in Imperial Air Control in Transjordan, Palestine and Mesopotamia, and in the early stages of the Second World War in the Middle East and North Africa.

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