Daimler Ferret Mark 2/6 Scout Car
This is the basic Daimler Ferret scout car, modified to carry and fire the wire-guided British Air Corporation (BAC) Vigilant anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).
First developed in the 1950s, Vigilant was in service by 1960 and the modified Ferret variant was introduced in 1966. Vigilant had a range of some 1,500m and was purchased by Libya and the UAE. The weapon was not ideal on the Ferret, generating a degree of confusion as to whether the vehicles were truly meant to be stealthy reconnaissance vehicles, or whether they were meant to engage enemy tanks when seen.
This example is seen in The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset.
Daimler Ferret Mark 2/6 Scout Car
This is the basic Daimler Ferret scout car, modified to carry and fire the wire-guided British Air Corporation (BAC) Vigilant anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).
First developed in the 1950s, Vigilant was in service by 1960 and the modified Ferret variant was introduced in 1966. Vigilant had a range of some 1,500m and was purchased by Libya and the UAE. The weapon was not ideal on the Ferret, generating a degree of confusion as to whether the vehicles were truly meant to be stealthy reconnaissance vehicles, or whether they were meant to engage enemy tanks when seen.
This example is seen in The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset.