Ferret armoured cars
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Ferret armoured cars are British-built light armoured scout vehicles widely used for reconnaissance and internal security duties from the 1950s through the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferret armoured cars canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle
ⓘ
armoured scout car ⓘ |
| armorThickness | up to 16 mm ⓘ |
| basedOn | Daimler Dingo scout car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictUsedIn |
Aden Emergency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyprus Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| designedIn | late 1940s ⓘ |
| drive | 4×4 ⓘ |
| engine | Rolls-Royce B60 petrol engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 6-cylinder inline ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Ferret Mk 1
NERFINISHED
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Ferret Mk 1/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferret Mk 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferret Mk 2/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferret Mk 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferret Mk 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferret Mk 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1.9 m ⓘ |
| inServicePeriod | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
| length | 3.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Daimler Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 58 mph
ⓘ
about 93 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
run-flat tyres
ⓘ
small size and high mobility ⓘ two-man turret on some variants ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 4,000 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
Commonwealth armies
ⓘ
Middle Eastern armies ⓘ |
| primaryArmament |
.30 cal Browning machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ |
| producedFrom | 1952 ⓘ |
| producedUntil | 1971 ⓘ |
| range | about 300 km ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | smoke grenade dischargers ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1952 ⓘ |
| successor | FV721 Fox armoured car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | coil spring ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
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British Army ⓘ Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatar Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
internal security
ⓘ
liaison ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| weight | about 3.7 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 1.9 m ⓘ |
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