- Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
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Otter Light Reconnaissance Car 
An Otter crossing a Bailey bridge over the Volturno river at Grazzanise in October 1943Specifications Weight 4.44 t Length 4.50 m Width 2.16 m Height 2.44 m Crew 3 Armor up to 12 mm Main
armamentBoys anti-tank rifle Secondary
armament7.7 mm Bren machine gun Engine GMC 6 cyl. gasoline
106 hp (79 kW)Power/weight 24.1 hp/tonne Suspension 4 x 4 wheel, leaf spring Speed 75 km/h The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was an armoured car produced by Canada during the Second World War.
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History
The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) was developed by General Motors Canada as a replacement for the Humber LRC. Between 1942 and 1945, 1761 units were produced in Oshawa, Ontario. The vehicle was based on the Chevrolet C15 CMP truck. The armament consisted of a hull-mounted Boys anti-tank rifle and a Bren light machine gun in a small open-topped turret.
The Otter served with Canadian units in the Italian Campaign and Northwest Europe. It was also employed by some British units. After the war the Otter was used by the Jordanian Army and Dutch Army during the Indonesian Revolution.
See also
References
- I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).
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