Fox Armoured Car

The Fox Armoured Car was a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle produced by Canada in the Second World War.


History

Built by General Motors, Canada, based on the British Humber Armoured Car.


The four man crew consisted of the vehicle commander, the driver, a gunner and a wireless operator.


1506 vehicles were manufactured.


The vehicle wasn,t well recieved, with problem associated with the rear (alternate) steering mechanism.


Saw operations in Italy, UK and India.


After the Second World War many of them went to the Portuguese Army, which used them from 1961 to 1975 in counterinsurgency in Angola, Guinea and Mozambique.


Fox Armoured Car

Specifications
Weight 8 t
Length 4.6 m (15 ft)
Width 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height 2.4 m (8 ft)
Crew 4
Armor up to 15 mm
Primary armament 0.50 in (12.7 mm) MG
Secondary armament 0.30 in (7.62 mm) MG
Engine GMC 6-cyl petrol
Power/weight ?
Suspension Wheel 4x4
Operational
range 250 km
Speed 71 km/h (44 mph)