Danish Army
Specific: Delivered by the
British forces in Germany in 1945. Demobbed in 1953.
Historical: In 1939 existing facilities in
Britain were fully committed for the manufacture of
armored cars. As the British Army was in a desperate need
for armor, the Rootes Group were asked to undertake the
design and production of a armored car. To save time,
Rootes adopted an existing design, the Guy armored car,
and allied it to Karrier KT4 FAT which had been delivered to India
just before the outbreak of WW II. Production by Karrier
began in early 1941.
Gradually improved in detail through Marks I - III. Mk IV
(from 1942) had US 37 mm gun instead of 15 mm Besa.
A Canadian version based on the Mk III, known as the Fox,
was produced by General Motors and Hamilton Bridge. Some
200 vehicles were made.
Length: 4.50 m (175 inches).
Width: 2.20 m (85 inches).
Height: 2.39 m (93 inches).
Weight: 7.056 kg (15.680 lb.).
Armor: 15 mm max..
Engine: 6-cylinder, Rootes, 4.086 cm3 (249 cubic
inches).
Horsepower: 90 at 3.200 rpm.
Transmission: 4-speed.
Transfer case: 2-speed.
Electrical system: N/A.
Brakes: Hydraulic.
Tyres: 10.50 - 20.
Fording depth:
without preparation: N/A.
with deep water fording kit: N/A.
Fuel type: Petrol.
Fuel capacity: N/A.
Range: 400 km (250 miles).
Crew: 3.
Armament: 37 mm gun, 1 7.92 mm Besa
machine gun, 2 102 mm smoke dischargers.
Additional: Another known user of the
Humber is Portugal.
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