Military Documentary: Armored fighting vehicles (full documentary)
Update June 1, 2016; Created by writer personnel; Content.
During most of World War 2, the British army completed its inventory of armored vehicles with two types of cars - Daimler production and Humber armored cars of the Daimler car almost reached 2,700 units while Humber cars numbered 5,400 - both highly successful in their scouting and security roles to the end of the war, we saw a unique design with better armament could be adopted to replace the two previous types and a product of a joint venture between Daimler and Rootes was developed, the latter concern the Humber parent company resulting the design became the Coventry Mark I, known as Coventry Armored Car, what happened in 220 examples under brand label Rootes group the vehicle has started mass production in June 1944, but was delivered too late to see combat service in the CCCP e Despite the intention to replace Daimler and existing Humber deals with Coventry, both types were selected and Coventry car production was reduced with the conclusion of the fighting 1,700 units originally planned Coventry Car Production ceased in 1945.
With Daimler and Rootes history in the automotive industry, the Coventry proven design of armored vehicles in high standard part of the period, with four large wheels rubber tired to the extreme corners of the frame for an optimal balance on a rough terrain and wore a shallow hull structure for a low profile and a cross turret mounting primary and secondary arms 360 the pilot passed a position at the front left of the hull with the remaining crew in turret mounted on the fighting compartment in the center engine was mounted in a compartment in the back as usual the standard Coventry crew included four staff - driver, co-driver, commander and gunner main weapon was a gun fire QF 2 pounder 40mm main tank with an average machine 7 BESA 92mm coaxially equipped electric gun was served by 1 x Hercules RXLD gasoline engine 6-cylinder 175 horsepower The chassis has been fully suspended with an operating RAN wheel transmission capacity ge exceeded 250 miles with a maximum road speed of 42 miles per hour protection armor is 14mm critical setbacks.
Initial production versions were the brand I with their armament of 20 mm and the turret of three men Engineers also developed a 75mm variant QF Ordnance 75mm reinforced tank killed with a turret of two men who were to be taken as the Mark II but the brand design II was canceled before production began, which ended about 900 planned height of this release.
The end of the war marked the end for many developing weapons systems and major purchasing contracts Coventry fell into the latter category and run a limited service in the years of the Cold War, some sent to work under British command in India other examples were sold to the French army reconstruction in the decade after the war and used the French colonial holdings by the French army following Coventry cars were pressed into action during the war of Indochina 1946-1954, setting the stage for the bloody Vietnam war 1955-1975 to follow.
Service Year 1945 Type fight against Daimler vehicle Rootes National Origin UK Manufacturer - Production UK 220.
Design Crew space, dimensions, weight, and systems.
Operating crew Length 4 15 45 71 feet 4 meters width 8 66 feet 2 64 meters Height 7 71 foot-2 35 meters.
Nuclear Biological Chemical protection No No night vision equipment.
Engine 1 x Hercules RXLD 6-cylinder gasoline engine developing 175 horsepower.
Maximum road speed 42 mph 68 km h maximum Range Road 249 miles 400 km.
Mark I 1 x 40mm 2-PDR main gun 1 x 92mm 7 Besa coaxial machine gun.
Mark II 1 x 75mm QF main 17-pdr gun 1 x 92mm 7 Besa coaxial machine gun.
Mk I - Initial production model; 2-pdr 40mm turret armed with crew of four; 220 examples produced Mk II - proposed variant; 75mm turret armed with crew of three; canceled prior to production.
Coventry Armored Car Combat Vehicle, Coventry armored combat vehicle.