"Bren Gun Carrier" redirects here. For the gun, see Bren light machine gun.
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Universal Carrier
Universal Carrier as mortar carrier with Bren mounted at front
Type
Armoured personnel carrier/weapon carrier
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
Used by
United Kingdom and British Commonwealth, France
Wars
World War II Indonesian National Revolution Indochina War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Costa Rican Civil War Korean War Suez Crisis Biafran War
Production history
No. built
113,000
Specifications (Universal Carrier, Mk 1)
Mass
3 ton 16 cwt (3.75 t) laden[1]
3 ton 5 cwt (3.19 t) unladen
Length
12 ft (3.65 m)[1]
Width
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1]
Height
5 ft 2 inch (1.57 m)
Crew
3
Armour
7–10 mm
Main armament
Bren light machine gun or Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament
one Vickers machine gun/M2 Browning machine gun, or 2-inch mortar/3-inch mortar, or Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank carried
Engine
3.9-litre (239 cu. in.) Ford V8 petrol[2] 85 hp (63 kW) at 3,500 rpm[2]
Suspension
Horstmann
Fuel capacity
20 imp gal (91 L)[1]
Operational range
150 miles (250 km)[2]
Maximum speed
30 mph (48 km/h)[2]
The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier and sometimes simply the Bren Carrier from the light machine gun armament,[3] is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrongs and other companies.
The first carriers – the Bren Carrier and the Scout Carrier with specific roles – entered service before the war, but a single improved design that could replace these, the Universal, was introduced in 1940.
The vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War. Universal Carriers were usually used for transporting personnel and equipment, mostly support weapons, or as machine gun platforms.
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