Description
The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.
There are several Marks of Ferret, including those with varying equipment, turret or no turret and armed with Swingfire anti-tank missiles. Including all the marks and experimental variants, there have probably been over 60 different vehicles.
Ferret Armoured Car Marks We Have:
Mk 1
FV701C
Liaison duties
No turret
Mk 2
Original reconnaissance vehicle with 2-door turret from Alvis Saracen APC
Armament .30 Browning MG
Mk 4
FV711
Reconnaissance vehicle with 2-door turret from Alvis Saracen APC
Also Mk 2/3 rebuilt to new specification
Armament .30 Browning MG
Ferret Armoured Car Specifications
Weight 3.7 t
Length 12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)
Width 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Crew 2 (commander, driver)
Main
armament
7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted
.30 M1919 Browning machine gun
Secondary
armament
none
Engine Rolls Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol
130 hp (97 kW)
Power/weight 35.1 hp/tonne
Suspension 4×4 wheel
Operational
range
190 mi (310 km)
Speed 58 mph (93 km/h)
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_armoured_car
