AEC Armoured Command Vehicle
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AEC 4x4 ACV | |
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Type | Armoured command vehicle |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
Used by | British Army |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Associated Equipment Company Birtley Ordnance Factory Weymann Motor Bodies |
Unit cost | £1,576 |
Produced | 1941 - 1948 |
No. built | 415 |
Variants | Low Power, High Power, AEC 6x6 ACV |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.2 t |
Length | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
Width | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
Height | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
Crew | 7-8 (3 officers, 3 radio operators, 2 drivers) |
Armour | 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) |
Main armament | 1 x .303 inch Bren light machine gun, carried inside |
Engine | AEC 187 6-cylinder diesel engine 95 hp (71 kW) |
Power/weight | 7.8 hp/tonne |
Suspension | wheeled 4x4 |
Operational range | 280 mi (450 km) |
Maximum speed | 37 mph (60 km/h) |
AEC Armoured Command Vehicle was a series of command vehicles built by the British Associated Equipment Company (AEC) during the Second World War .
History
During the Second World War, the United Kingdom was the only country to develop and widely employ purpose-built armoured command vehicles. Those were essentially armoured buses based on truck chassis.
The most common ACV of the
In 1944 a larger AEC 6x6 ACV was developed. The vehicle was based on AEC 0857 lorry chassis and was powered by the AEC 198 150 hp engine. The hull was welded from 9 mm thick rolled steel. The weight of the vehicle reached 17 tons. One hundred and fifty one units were built.
Both vehicles were built in two configurations, called LP (Low Power) and HP (High Power), with different radio equipment.
Some ACVs were conversions of Armoured Demolition Vehicles which used the same bodywork.
Variants
- High Power
- One No. 19 wireless set, one R 107 High Frequency reception set. The No 19 set had a maximum output of 30 Watts and maximum range of 45 miles (72km).
- Low Power body
- two No 19 wireless sets. No 19 set with a maximum output of 30 watt and maximum range of 45 miles (72km) for communications with higher commands.
See also
Notes
References
- Forty, George - World War Two Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Self-Propelled Artillery, Osprey Publishing 1996, ISBN 1-85532-582-9.
- Moschanskiy, I (February 1999), "Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939–1945 часть 2" [Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939–1945 part 2], Моделист-Конструктор [Modelist-Konstruktor], Bronekollektsiya
- Henry, Richard (December 2015), "Armoured Command Vehicles", Military History Journal, vol. 16, no. 6, The South African Military History Society
External links
- Aec.middx.net Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Nase noviny
- AFRIKAKORPS / AANA Research AEC Dorchester 4X4 or DAK "Mammoth"
- Max Rommels AEC "Dorchester" 4x4, Armoured Command Vehicle in African theatre