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Marmon-Herrington
Armoured Reconnaissance Car Mark I
Statistics
| Country of Orgin/Used by: | Union of South Africa |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1939 |
| Manufactured by: | Chassis: Ford; Armored Body: ISCOR; Dorman Long: Final Assembly. |
| Crew: | |
| Armament: | Turret: Vickers .303; |
| Engine: | 8 Cylinder |
| Miscellaneous: | Very similar to the Marmon-Herrington Mark II. Crews also found the main armament largely ineffectual and often mounted captured Italian Bredas or other salvaged weapons to improve firepower, sometimes removing the turret to achieve this. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
Marmon-Herrington Mark
I Data Sheet (by David
Haugh) |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Marmon-Herrington Armoured Recon Car Mark I Photos - National Museum of Military History - South Africa | Karl Furrutter - South Africa |
| Marmon-Herrington Armoured Recon Car Mark I Photos - National Museum of Military History - South Africa | Marius van Aardt - South Africa |
 Marmon-Herrington Armoured
Reconnaissance Car Mark I or II Photo |
Karl Furrutter - South Africa |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "A Brief History of the Marmon Herrington Range of Armoured Cars" | Karl Furrutter - South Africa |
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 |
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