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Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
Mark I
Statistics
| Country of Orgin/Used by: | UK |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1941? |
| Manufactured by: | Rootes Group (Humber) |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | (1) Boys .55 Anti-Tank Gun and (1) light machine gun. |
| Engine: | Humber, gasoline, liquid cooled, producing 80 hp |
| Miscellaneous: | The Humber LRC Mk I was built on the Humber Super Snipe chassis, with drive only to the rear wheels (4x2 Configuration). While armor was shaped well, the vehicle was open-topped with minimal protection for the crew. A limited number of Mark Is were completed before production switched to the Humber LRC Mark II. Over 3,600 Humber LRCs of all marks were completed by the end of WWII. |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Photo Above | Courtesy of David Haugh - Oregon USA |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "The Wyvern of Wessex and their Armored Cars" By M. McEwen Charlish | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32, Page 4) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Armoured Cars (Marmon-Herrington, Alvis-Straussler, Light Reconnaissance) - AFV Weapons Profile #30 | B.T. White |
| British Armoured Cars 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Humber | Bent Carlsens Forlag Aps |
Hobby Modeling
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