Fox Armoured Car

: "This article is about the World War II Canadian vehicle. For the post-war British vehicle, see Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle." Infobox Weapon
name=Fox Armoured Car


caption=
is_vehicle=yes
length=4.6 m (15 ft)
width=2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
height=2.4 m (8 ft)
weight=8 t
suspension=Wheel 4x4
speed=71 km/h (44 mph)
vehicle_range=250 km
primary_armament= 0.50 in (12.7 mm) MG
secondary_armament= 0.30 in (7.62 mm) MG
armour=up to 15 mm
engine=GMC 6-cyl petrol
engine_power=
pw_ratio=?
crew=4

The Fox Armoured Car was a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle produced by Canada in the Second World War.

History

Built by General Motors, Canada, based on the British Humber Armoured Car. The four man crew consisted of the vehicle commander, the driver, a gunner and a wireless operator. 1506 vehicles were manufactured.

Saw operations in Italy, UK and India. After the Second World War many of them went to the Portuguese Army, which used them from 1961 to 1975 in counterinsurgency in Angola, Guinea and Mozambique.

ee also

*Canadian Military Pattern truck

References

External links

* [http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/restorations/restore2.html Mapleleafup.org]