Standard Beaverette

Standard Car 4x2
Beaverettes of 53rd Reconnaissance Regiment on manoeuvres in Northern Ireland, 1941
TypeImprovised Armoured Car
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
ManufacturerStandard Motor Company
Specifications
MassMk I: 2 tonnes (2.2 short tons; 2.0 long tons)
Mk III: 2.6 tonnes (2.9 short tons; 2.6 long tons)
LengthMk I: 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in)
Mk III: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
WidthMk I: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Mk III: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HeightMk I: 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Mk III: 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Crew3

ArmourMk III: up to 9 mm (0.35 in)
Mk IV: up to 12 mm (0.47 in)
Main
armament
0.303 (7.7 mm) Bren MG or twin Vickers machine gun
EngineStandard 4-cylinder petrol engine
46 hp (34 kW)
Power/weight17-23 hp/tonne
Suspension4x2 wheel, leaf spring
Operational
range
Mk III: 300 km (190 mi)
Maximum speed Mk III: 38 km/h (24 mph)

Standard Car 4x2, or Car Armoured Light Standard, better known as the Beaverette, was a British improvised armoured car produced during the Second World War.


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