The Daimler MkI, II, III was an Armoured Car designed in 1939, manufactured by Daimler, it was based on the 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car chassis and was in use from 1940 to 1974. It was commonly called a Dingo. General Details (Armoured Car) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1940 - 1974 Quantity Produced 6626 Weight 3 tonne Crew 2 M.G's small 1 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 3.20 mtr Width 1.72 mtr Height 1.51 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 55 mph Max Cross Country Speed 27 mph Range Road 320 miles Range Cross Country 144 miles Fuel Type Unknown Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 65 hp Power/Weight 21 hp/tonne General Information The Daimler MkI, II, III was an Armoured Car designed in 1939, manufactured by Daimler, it was based on the 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car chassis and was in use from 1940 to 1974. It was commonly called a Dingo. 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. Its main armament consisted 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 Front n/a Side n/a Rear n/a Top n/a Superstructure Front 30mm @ 0° (30mm) Side 15mm @ 60° (30mm) Rear 15mm @ 50° (23mm) Top 8mm @ 90° (8mm) Hull Front 20mm @ 50° (31mm) Side 15mm @ 60° (30mm) Rear 15mm @ 45° (21mm) Top 8mm @ 90° (8mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 31 mm - Minimum 8 mm Weapon Details Bren Gun (Machine Gun) 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. Manufactured 1930 - 2004 Calibre 7.70mm Length L/82 Rate of Fire 500 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) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 Penetration(mm@30°) 1 Penetration(mm@0°) 2 Hit Probability(%) 74 Standard british .303 round (BALL Standard Small Arms) 7.70mm 0.017Kg 783M/Sec Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 Penetration(mm@30°) 1 Penetration(mm@0°) 2 Hit Probability(%) 74 About Penetration Figures All penetration figures in this database are calculated to a common standard based on German WWII testing criteria (complete penetration with functioning fuze). This allows direct comparison between all nations' guns. Original national test figures would be higher for some nations due to different criteria: German: 1.00? (baseline - strictest) British: 1.02? (slightly looser) American: 1.05? (50% mass through plate) Soviet: 1.10? (75% mass through plate) For example, a Soviet gun showing 159mm here would be published as ~175mm in Soviet documents, and a German gun showing 120mm would be published as 120mm in German documents. The 159mm figure is directly comparable to the German 120mm - the Soviet gun really was more powerful. National Testing Standards German: 1.00? - Complete penetration, fuze functions (strictest) British: 1.02? - Complete penetration American: 1.05? - 50% of shell mass through plate Soviet: 1.10? - 75% of shell mass through plate All database figures are normalized to German standard for direct comparison. Multiply by the factor above to see original national test figures.

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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