English armored car Ferret Mk 2

British light reconnaissance armored vehicle “Ferret” Mk 2, internal index F.V.701 (C) Developed in 1953. Produced commercially from 1954 to 1972. He was in service with the armies of Great Britain and other states. Participated in regional military conflicts in Africa and Asia.

English armored car Ferret Mk 2, Tank Museum, Kubinka, 2006 photo, archives.

Performance characteristics

Weight – 4.4 tons
Crew – 2 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 3835 x 1905 x 1880 mm.
Armament
machine gun – 1 piece
caliber – 7.62 mm.
ammunition – 3500 rounds
smoke grenade launcher – 6 pieces
Armor protection -10 mm.
Engine power – 116 horsepower
Maximum speed – 93 km / h
Cruising on the highway is 305 km.
The depth of the water obstacles to be overcome ford – 0.9 m.

Design features

Base – Daimler armored car.
The overall layout is a classic (wheel formula 4 x 4).
Armament – a 7.62 mm machine gun mounted in a single turret; in front, near the headlights, there are three flue
grenade launcher. Protection – hull and turret of the welded structure, made of the rolled armor plates with rational angles of inclination in the frontal part of the hull (along the perimeter of the turret and under the turret box).
Chassis – carburetor engine, six-cylinder, liquid cooling; The transmission consists of a hydraulic clutch, a planetary gearbox, a transfer case with reverse, differentials and reduction gears mounted in the wheel hubs; independent suspension, spring, with hydraulic shock absorbers.