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Lanchester 6x4 Mark 1 & 2 Armored Car
Lanchester Mark 2
Statistics
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | Mark 1 = 1928 Mark 2 = 1929 |
| Manufactured by: | Chassis: Lanchester Motor Company, Ltd. (later BSA Group); Armored Hull: Royal Ordnance Factories |
| Crew: | 4 |
| Armament: | Turret: (1) Vickers .5 inch Heavy Machine Gun & (1) .303 MG ; Left Hull: (1) .303 inch MG |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The Lanchester armored cars were built in Mark 1 and Mark 2 versions. The Mark 1 cars can be identified by having dual rear wheels and a drum shaped turret, while the Mark 2 vehicles were fitted with single rear wheels and a "Bishop's mitre" shaped turret. Some Mark 1 and 2 vehicles were fitted with radios instead of the hull mounted machine gun and were designated Mark 1A and Mark 2A respectively. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Lanchester Mark 2 Armored Car Photos (Bovington Tank Museum) | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
| Lanchester Mark 2 Armored Car Detail Photos (Bovington Tank Museum) | Alan McNeilly - England |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "Armored Cars at the Royal Tournament" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #7) |
| "The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 1): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" By Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #16) |
| "Lanchester Six Wheel Armored Cars" By Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #10) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars | George Forty |
| British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
"Steel Horse, The" (modeling the Millicast Lanchester Mark II
model kit) - (February 2014 Issue of
Airfix World Magazine) |
Mike Grant |
| War Cars: British Armoured Cars in the First World War | David Fletcher |
"Work of Genius" - (October Issue of
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) |
David Fletcher |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Lanchester Mark 2 Armored Car Kit (UK212) | Millicast | 1/72 | Resin |
| Lanchester Mark 2 Armored Car Kit | Plus Model | 1/35 | Multi-Media Kit |
| Lanchester Mark 2 Armored Car Kit (WDAC3) | W^D Models | 1/72 | Multi-Media Kit |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
