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Daimler Armoured Car MkI, II

Tweet The Daimler Armoured Car MkI, II based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1941 to 1945. The vehicle was powered by Daimler '27' petrol powerplant producing 95 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 50 mph with a range of about 300 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 25 mph and a range of about 135 miles. It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted of an Ordnance Q.F. 2pdr which could penetrate 74 mm of flat plate at 100 metres The Daimler MkI was developed from experiences with the Dingo scout car. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1941 - 1945 Quantity Produced 2694 Weight 7.6 tonne Crew 3 M.G's small 1 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 4.00 mtr Width 2.46 mtr Height 2.26 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 50 mph Max Cross Country Speed 25 mph Range Road 300 miles Range Cross Country 135 miles Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity 54 gal Horse Power 95 hp Power/Weight 12 hp/tonne General Information The Daimler Armoured Car MkI, II based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1941 to 1945. The vehicle was powered by Daimler '27' petrol powerplant producing 95 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 50 mph with a range of about 300 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 25 mph and a range of about 135 miles. It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted of an Ordnance Q.F. 2pdr which could penetrate 74 mm of flat plate at 100 metres The Daimler MkI was developed from experiences with the Dingo scout car. It was armed with a shoulder controlled Ordnance Q.F. 2pdr gun and a besa machine gun in a Tetrarch Tank turret. The MkI suffered from gearbox problems, but these were remedied by 1942. The MkII had changes to the gun mounting,drives escape hatch and engine covers. Armour Details Turret Front 14mm @ 10° (14mm) Side 14mm @ 10° (14mm) Rear 14mm @ 10° (14mm) Top 4mm @ 90° (4mm) Superstructure Front 14mm @ 10° (14mm) Side 10mm @ 45° (14mm) Rear 10mm @ 45° (14mm) Top 8mm @ 90° (8mm) Hull Front 14mm @ 45° (20mm) Side 10mm @ 45° (14mm) Rear 10mm @ 45° (14mm) Top 8mm @ 90° (8mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 20 mm - Minimum 8 mm Weapon Details Ordnance Q.F. 2pdr (Anti Tank Gun) History Used both as an Anti Tank gun and as a Tank gun the 2pdr was first used in Belgium in 1939. The majority of the British guns were captured by the Germans at Dunkirk. However the 2pdr manufacture was continued but was slowly replaced by the 6pdr from 1942. Manufactured 1936 - 1944 Calibre 40mm Length L/50 Rate of Fire 22 rpm   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content AP/T Mk I (AP Armor Piercing) 40mm 1.08Kg 792M/Sec Quoted Penetration 53mm@455m Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.26 2.17 3.37 5.06 7.58 Penetration(mm@30°) 64 58 51 41 33 25 19 13 Penetration(mm@0°) 74 67 59 48 39 30 22 16 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 60 25 6 2 HE/T Mk II after 1942 (HE High Explosive) 40mm 0.86Kg 792M/Sec 0.085Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.26 2.17 3.37 5.06 7.59 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.26 2.17 3.37 5.06 7.59 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 60 25 6 2 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 1 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 9 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 0 mm An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 9 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage.

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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