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Rhino Armored Car
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Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Australia |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1942 |
| Manufactured by: | Chassis: General Motors of Canada; Hull: Victorian Railways |
| Crew: | 4? |
| Armament: | Main: 2 Pounder QF Cannon; Co-Axial: .303 Vickers Machine Gun |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder Gasoline |
| Miscellaneous Info: |
In the early period of World War II, Australia was equipped with only a
few number of armored fighting vehicles. Therefore, they decided
to embark on projects to design, develop and produce new vehicles,
including armored cars. One proposed requirement was a heavy
armored car, for which the Rhino Armored Car was developed. The Rhino was built on a GM of Canada 4x4 Model 8446 chassis, with a locally built armored hull. The 8446 chassis was the same one used for the Canadian Fox Mark 1 Armored Car. Only 2-4 prototype Rhinos were built before cancellation as a result of a multitude of capable foreign built vehicles becoming readily available. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
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Rhino Armored Car Wooden Mock-Up Photo |
Australian War Memorial |
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Rhino Armored Car Photos |
Australian War Memorial |
References Available
Online
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Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars | George Forty |
|
Australian Military Equipment Profiles (Volume 3): Australian Scout and Armoured Cars: 1933 - 1945 |
Michael Cecil |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks |
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