Daimler Scout Car | |
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Daimler Dingo Scout Car | |
Type | Scout car |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1940–1974 |
Used by | British Commonwealth and associated foreign units in Second World War, other nations post war including the United States, And Kuwait. |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | BSA |
Designed | 1938/39 |
Manufacturer | Daimler (Dingo), Ford Canada (Lynx) |
Produced | 1939–1945 (Dingo), 1942–1945 (Lynx). |
No. built | 6,626 (Dingo); 3,255 (Lynx) [1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.8 long tons (3 tonnes) |
Length | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
Width | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.715 m) |
Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) |
Crew | 2 |
Armour |
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Main armament | .303 in (7.7 mm) Bren light machine gun or a .55 in (13.9 mm) Boys Anti-tank Rifle[2] |
Engine | 2.5 litre 6-cyl Daimler petrol 55 hp (41 kW) |
Power/weight | 18.3 hp/tonne (13.7 kW/tonne) |
Transmission | Pre-selector gearbox, five gears forward and five gears reverse |
Suspension | Independent, coil spring, wheeled 4×4 |
Operational range | 200 mi (320 km) |
Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the Daimler Dingo (after the Australian wild dog), is a British light, fast four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle also used for liaison during the Second World War.