The armored car was developed in 1942 by the AEC company (Associated Equipment Company). Produced from 1942 to 1945. It was in service with the army of Great Britain. Used in the battles of the Second World War.
English AEC Mk II armored car, tank museum, Kubinka. Photo of 2007, archives.
Performance characteristics
Weight -12.2 tons
Crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5440 x 2720 x 2695 mm.
Armament:
cannon – 1 pcs., caliber – 57 mm., ammunition – 60 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.92 mm., ammunition – 3150 rounds
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.7 mm., ammunition – 2800 rounds
Armor protection:
case front – 25 mm.
turret – 32 mm.
Engine power – 165 horsepower
Maximum speed – 78 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 500 km.
The depth of the water obstacles surmounted ford – 0.5 meters
Design features
The base is original.
The overall layout – frame design frame, the turret in the form of a truncated polyhedral prism.
Armament – the rotary mechanism of the turret has electric and mechanical drives; aiming the gun vertically with a shoulder rest; A grenade launcher for throwing smoke grenades is installed inside the turret.
Protection – armor plates rolled high hardness, connected by welding, riveting and bolts; frontal hull sheet oblique, the remaining vertical.
Chassis – engine four-cycle diesel liquid cooling company “AEC”; mechanical transmission; suspension – semi-elliptical springs, no shock absorbers; brake actuator pneumatic.