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Daimler MkI, II, III (Dingo)

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The Daimler MkI, II, III was designed in 1939, manufactured by Daimler based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1940 to 1974.

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Photo of Daimler MkI, II, III (Dingo)

General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1940 - 1974
Quantity Produced6626
Weight3 tonne
Crew2
M.G's small1
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length3.20 mtr
Width1.72 mtr
Height1.51 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed55 mph
Max Cross Country Speed27 mph
Range Road320 miles
Range Cross Country144 miles
Fuel TypeUnknown
Fuel Capacityunknown
Horse Power65 hp
Power/Weight21 hp/tonne
General Information
The Daimler MkI, II, III was designed in 1939, manufactured by Daimler based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1940 to 1974.

The vehicle was powered by Daimler '2.5ltr' powerplant producing 65 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 55 mph with a range of about 320 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 27 mph and a range of about 144 miles.

It was armed with 1 light machine gun , a Bren Gun. The Daimler Dingo was a four wheel drive Scout Car designed in 1937 with production starting in 1939.

The MkI had 4 wheel steering, but this was discontinued in the later models.

The early models had a sliding armoured roof, which became a folding one in the MkII and finally in the MkIII this was discontinued.

Armour Details
Turret
Frontn/a
Siden/a
Rearn/a
Topn/a
Superstructure
Front30mm@(30mm)
Side15mm@60°(30mm)
Rear15mm@50°(23mm)
Top8mm@90°(8mm)
Hull
Front20mm@50°(31mm)
Side15mm@60°(30mm)
Rear15mm@45°(21mm)
Top8mm@90°(8mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 31 mm - Minimum 8 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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