Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
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| Otter Light Reconnaissance Car | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 3 |
| Length | 4.50 m |
| Width | 2.16 m |
| Height | 2.44 m |
| Weight | 4.44 t |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | up to 12 mm |
| Main armament | Boys anti-tank rifle |
| Secondary armament | 7.7 mm Bren machine gun |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | GMC 6 cyl. gasoline 106 hp (79 kW) |
| Suspension | 4 x 4 wheel,leaf spring |
| Road speed | 75 km/h |
| Power/weight | 24.1 hp/tonne |
| Range | |
The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was an armoured car produced by Canada during the Second World War.
[edit] History
The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) was developed by General Motors Canada as a replacement for the Humber LRC. Between 1942 and 1945, 1761 units were produced in Oshawa, Ontario. The vehicle was based on the Chevrolet C15 truck. The armament consisted of a hull-mounted Boys anti-tank rifle and a Bren light machine gun in a small open-topped turret.
The Otter served with Canadian units in the Italian Campaign and Northwest Europe. It was also employed by some British units. After the war Otter was used by the Jordanian Army.
[edit] References
- I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).
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