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Beaverette MKI (Beaverbug)

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The Beaverette MKI was designed in 1940, manufactured by Standard Cars based on the existing 4 x 2 drive commercial car and was in use from 1940 to 1945.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1940 - 1945
Quantity Produced0
Weight2 tonne
Crew3
M.G's small1
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length4.11 mtr
Width1.60 mtr
Height1.52 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed40 mph
Max Cross Country Speed8 mph
Range Road90 miles
Range Cross Country18 miles
Fuel TypePetrol
Fuel Capacityunknown
Horse Power14 hp
Power/Weight7 hp/tonne
General Information
The Beaverette MKI was designed in 1940, manufactured by Standard Cars based on the existing 4 x 2 drive commercial car and was in use from 1940 to 1945.

The vehicle was powered by Standard 'Standard 4-cylinder' petrol powerplant producing 14 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 40 mph with a range of about 90 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was adequate providing a max speed of about 8 mph and a range of about 18 miles.

It was armed with 1 light machine gun , a Bren Gun. This vehicle was based on a Standard commercial car chassis to which armour of 11mm of steel backed by 3 inches of wooden planks was attached, making it bullet proof. The mark I had an open hull to the rear and top of the vehicle and was armed with a Bren gun.

Lord Beaverbrook who was the Minister of Aircraft Production ordered these vehicles which then became known as Beaverette

Armour Details
Turret
Frontn/a
Siden/a
Rearn/a
Topn/a
Superstructure
Front9mm@(9mm)
Side9mm@(9mm)
Rearn/a
Topn/a
Hull
Front9mm@(9mm)
Side9mm@(9mm)
Rearn/a
Topn/a
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 9 mm - Minimum n/a mm



Weapon Details
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Bren Gun
(Machine Gun)
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History
The Bren gun was licenced from the Czechoslovak ZB vz.27 light machine gun which was designed and manufactured in Brno from 1935.

It fired the standard British .303 rifle round.
Manufactured1930 - 2004
Calibre7.70mm
LengthL/82
Rate of Fire500 rpm
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
Standard british .303 round - HPBT
(BALL Standard Small Arms)
7.70mm 0.01Kg 761M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.17
Penetration(mm@30°) 1
Penetration(mm@0°) 2
Hit Probability(%) 98


 
Standard british .303 round
(BALL Standard Small Arms)
7.70mm 0.017Kg 783M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.15
Penetration(mm@30°) 4
Penetration(mm@0°) 5
Hit Probability(%) 98

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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