Daimler Armoured Car
This is a Mk II variant of the Daimler Armoured Car, seen in the new hall at The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset. A development from the Dingo armoured car, the design dates from 1939. Armed mainly with a 2-pounder gun and a .303 machine-gun, 2,694 were built by Daimler in Coventry, in Mk I, Mk I CS (armed with a 76mm cannon) and Mk II variants. In WWII, they saw service in North Africa, Europe and the Far East. They served with the British Army from 1941 to 1964, and also with the Australians, Canadians, Indians, Israelis, Malaysians, New Zealanders and Sri Lankans.
Daimler Armoured Car
This is a Mk II variant of the Daimler Armoured Car, seen in the new hall at The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset. A development from the Dingo armoured car, the design dates from 1939. Armed mainly with a 2-pounder gun and a .303 machine-gun, 2,694 were built by Daimler in Coventry, in Mk I, Mk I CS (armed with a 76mm cannon) and Mk II variants. In WWII, they saw service in North Africa, Europe and the Far East. They served with the British Army from 1941 to 1964, and also with the Australians, Canadians, Indians, Israelis, Malaysians, New Zealanders and Sri Lankans.