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Ferret Scout Car
Ferret Mk 2.
TypeArmored car / Scout car
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1952–1991 (UK)
Wars
  • Cyprus Emergency
  • Malayan Emergency
  • Algerian War[1]
  • Aden Emergency
  • 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War
  • Biafra War
  • Cambodian Civil War
  • Black September
  • The Troubles
  • Dhofar Rebellion
  • Rhodesian Bush War
  • Portuguese Colonial War[2]
  • Lebanese Civil War
  • Somali Civil War
  • South African Border War
  • First Sudanese Civil War
  • Second Sudanese Civil War
  • Suez Crisis
  • Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Ugandan Bush War
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • Iran–Iraq War
  • Invasion of Kuwait
  • Syrian civil war
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
No. built4409 (for UK and export)[3]
Specifications
Mass3.7 t
Length12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)
Width6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Crew2 (commander, driver/radio operator)

Main
armament
7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted
.30 M1919 Browning machine gun
Secondary
armament
none
EngineRolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol
130 hp (97 kW)
Power/weight35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)
Suspension4×4 wheel
Operational
range
190 mi (310 km)
Maximum speed 58 mph (93 km/h)

The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company Daimler. It was widely used by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.

  1. ^ "Images de TENES :: Les BLINDES :: Auto_Mitrailleuse_AM_20_dans_le_Constantinois".
  2. ^ Abbott, Peter; Rodrigues, Manuel (1998). Modern African Wars 2: Angola and Mozambique 1961-74. Osprey Publishing. p. 11.
  3. ^ Staff Writer, "Alvis FV107 Scimitar: Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle (1971)", Military Factory, retrieved 11 October 2021

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