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Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
Mark III
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) Bren .303 light machine gun. |
| Engine: | Humber, gasoline, liquid cooled, producing 87 hp |
| Miscellaneous: |
Unlike the Humber LRC Mark I and Humber LRC Mark II which had 4x2 drive, the Mk III used a specially designed four-wheel drive chassis, and went into production near the end of 1941. The Humber LRC Mk IIIA looked like a regular Mk III but had additional observation ports added to the front angles of the vehicles upper armor. The Mk IIIAs (sometimes converted from earlier marks) began to appear in 1943. Over 3,600 Humber LRCs of all marks were completed by the end of WWII. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Humber LRC Mark III Photos | Courtesy of Rootes Group Ltd., via David Haugh - Oregon USA |
| Humber LRC Mark IIIa Photos (Vehicle at RAF Hendon) | Courtesy of Alan McNeilly - England |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "British Armored Cars in the Middle East, Late 1942" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33) |
| "British Armored Production Figures - 1945" | By Peter Brown |
| "The Wyvern of Wessex and their Armored Cars" By M. McEwen Charlish | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32) |
| Humber Mark III LRC Information and Photos | Canadian Soldiers.Com Website |
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
Kits and Accessories
| Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Humber LRC Mark III Model Kit | IMA | 1/35 | Resin |
Model Pictures
| Reference | Source/Provider |
