Vehicles · United Kingdom · 1942-1945
AEC Armoured Car
heavy armoured car
Built on a bus-manufacturer's chassis, the heavily armoured AEC mounted a Valentine tank turret and 2-pounder on a wheeled hull, and from the Mark II a purpose-built turret carrying the 6-pounder, giving reconnaissance units genuine anti-tank punch rather than just an observation platform, and served in the desert and north-west Europe.
| crew | 3-4 |
|---|---|
| armour | up to 65mm |
| armament | 2-pounder (Mk I), 6-pounder (Mk II) |
| top speed | 58 km/h |
| produced | ~629 |
