Coventry armoured car

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	the Coventry armoured car
	Photo during the French Indochina War[1]
	Photo of the armoured car[2]

The Coventry armoured car was a British four wheel drive (4X4) armoured fighting vehicle developed at the end of World War II as a potential replacement for the lighter Humber and Daimler series of armoured cars.

The Coventry was an advanced design and featured a similar layout to the more compact Daimler, but with a more conventional suspension and drive system. It included duplicate driving controls to allow rapid disengagement in combat. There were two production versions. The Mk 1 employed a three man turret with a 2pdr gun and a 7.92 mm coaxial Besa machine gun. The Mk 2 version had a 75 mm gun, with the turret crew reduced to two men.

Deliveries of the Coventry Mk 1, from the Humber assembly line, began in June 1944 and 63 vehicles had been produced by the end of the year. Output concluded with a further 220 vehicles in 1945. The Coventry was deployed by the British Army, but they arrived too late for wartime service. Some of these units were sold to France and later saw action against the Viet Minh in French Indochina.

References and external links

• Leland Ness (2002) Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: The Complete Guide, Harper Collins, London and New York, ISBN 0-00-711228-9
• (French) Photo gallery at chars-francais.net

	British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

Tanks
Light tanks	Vickers 6-Ton • Mk II • Mk III • Mk IV • Mk V • Mk VI • Mk VII Tetrarch
Cruiser tanks	Mk I • Mk II • Mk III • Mk IV • Mk V Covenanter • Mk VI Crusader • Mk VII Cavalier Mk VIII Centaur • Mk VIII Cromwell • Challenger • Comet • Sherman Firefly • Ram (Canada) • Sentinel (Australia)
Infantry tanks	Mk I Matilda • Mk II Matilda • Mk III Valentine • Mk IV Churchill

Self-propelled artillery
Bishop • Sexton • Deacon • Archer

Armoured personnel carriers
Universal Carrier • Loyd Carrier • Kangaroo • Terrapin

Scout Cars and Armoured cars
Scout Cars	Daimler Dingo • Dingo Scout Car (Australia) • Humber Scout Car • Lynx Scout Car (Canada) • S1 Scout Car (Australia)
Light Reconnaissance Cars	Humber LRC • Morris LRC • Otter LRC (Canada)
Armoured Cars	AEC Armoured Car • Coventry Armoured Car • Daimler Armoured Car • Fox Armoured Car (Canada) • Guy Armoured Car • Humber Armoured Car • Lanchester Armoured Car • Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (South Africa) • Morris CS9 • Rhino Heavy Armoured Car (Australia) • Rolls-Royce Armoured Car • Rover Light Armoured Car (Australia) • Standard Beaverette • Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (India)
Armoured Trucks	Bedford OXA • C15TA Armoured Truck (Canada)
Armoured Command Vehicles	AEC ACV • Guy Lizard ACV

Experimental vehicles
Avenger • Black Prince • Centurion • Excelsior • TOG 1 • TOG 2 • Tortoise • Valiant • Harry Hopkins • Alecto • Thornycroft Bison

Unarmoured vehicles
Artillery tractors	AEC Matador • Morris C8 Quad • Scammell Pioneer • Canadian Military Pattern
Trucks and lorries	Bedford QLD • Austin K2 • Morris 15 cwt
Tank transporters	Diamond T tank transporter • Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer
Utility and cars	Car, Heavy Utility 4x2 Ford C11 • Car, Light Utility ("Tilly") • Car, 4-Seater 4x2
British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II

British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II

References

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