This article is about the First World War vehicle. For the later armoured car, see Lanchester 6x4 armoured car.
Armoured car
Lanchester armoured car
Type
Armoured car
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
In service
1915–1918
Used by
United Kingdom Belgium Imperial Russia
Wars
First World War
Production history
Produced
1914-1915
Specifications
Mass
4.8 long tons (4.9 t)
Length
16 ft (4.9 m)
Width
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Height
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Crew
4
Armour
0.31 in (7.9 mm)
Main armament
.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
Engine
6-cylinder Lanchester petrol 60 hp (45 kW)
Drive
Wheeled 4x2
Transmission
Pre-selective epicyclic gearbox
Suspension
Cantilever springs
Operational range
180 mi (290 km)
Maximum speed
50 mph (80 km/h)
References
Foss[1] & White.[2]
The Lanchester armoured car was a British armoured car built on the chassis of the Lanchester "Sporting Forty", it saw wide service with the Royal Naval Air Service and British Army during the First World War. The Lanchester was the second most numerous World War I armoured car in British service after the Rolls-Royce armoured car.
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