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Ferret Scout Car

Ferret Mk. 1/2 in desert finish
Type Wheeled armoured fighting vehicle
Place of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Specifications
Weight 3. An armoured fighting vehicle ( AFV) is a military Vehicle, protected by armour and armed with Weapons Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 7 t
Length 3. 7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Width 1. 91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Height 1. 88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Crew 2 (commander, driver)
Armour  ?
Primary
armament		 7. For body armour see Armour, for armoured forces see Armoured warfare, for other uses see Armour (disambiguation. 62 mm MG
Secondary
armament		 none
Engine Rolls Royce B60 6-cylinder petrol
130 hp (97 kW)
Power/weight 35. A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an Internal combustion engine with spark-ignition designed to run on petrol ( Gasoline) and similar volatile 1 hp/tonne
Suspension 4x4 Wheel
Operational
range		 306 km
Speed 93 km/h

The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. An armoured fighting vehicle ( AFV) is a military Vehicle, protected by armour and armed with Weapons Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the British automobile manufacturer See Daimler for other uses derived from the German engineer and inventor Gottlieb Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army as well as Commonwealth countries throughout the period. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.

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History

The Ferret was developed in 1949 as a result of the British Army's need to obtain a replacement model for its Second World War light armoured vehicles. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Due to the success of their Reconnaissance Scout Car, the "Dingo", Daimler was employed to design and manufacture the Ferret. For the Australian vehicle see Dingo (scout car The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the "Dingo" (after the Australian wild

The Ferret shared many similar design features with the Dingo, but featured a larger fighting compartment and an optional small machine gun turret. For the Australian vehicle see Dingo (scout car The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the "Dingo" (after the Australian wild It was built from an all-welded monocoque steel body, making the drive extremely noisy as all the running gear was within the enclosed body with the crew. Monocoque, from the French for single ( mono) and shell ( coque) is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external Four wheel drive was incorporated together with "Run Flat" tyres. The turret, though not fitted to all models, carried a single machine gun. Six grenade launchers fitted to the hull (three on each side) could carry smoke grenades in British service. A grenade launcher is a Weapon that launches a Grenade with more accuracy higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand

It is fast and small enough to be used in an urban environment but strong enough to negotiate rugged terrain off road. The Ferret is no longer in service in the British Army, although several Commonwealth countries still operate them to this day. They have been popular with private collectors due to the compact size and affordable price (from $10,000 in the US).

Production

The interior of a Ferret on display at Imperial War Museum Duxford
The interior of a Ferret on display at Imperial War Museum Duxford

A total of 4,409 Ferrets, including 16 sub-models under various Mark numbers, were produced between 1952 and 1971. The Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England, commonly referred to simply as 'Duxford', houses the Imperial War Museum 's

A United Nations Ferret on display at Bovington Tank Museum.
A United Nations Ferret on display at Bovington Tank Museum. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Bovington Tank Museum is the a collection of Armoured vehicles in the United Kingdom.

Operators

Variants

There are several Marks of Ferret, including those with varying equipment, turret or no turret and armed with Swingfire anti-tank missiles. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island Swingfire is a British wire-guided anti-tank missile. Development Swingfire was developed by Fairey Engineering Ltd and Including all the marks and experimental variants there have probably been over 60 different vehicles.

Mk 1
MK 1/1
Mk 1/2
Mk 2
Mk 2 Ferret in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel.
Mk 2 Ferret in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel. The Bren (from '''Br'''no, the Czechoslovak city of design and '''En'''field, the location of the British Royal Small Arms Factory The FV603 Saracen was a six-wheeled Armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British army that became a recognisable vehicle as a
Mk 2/1 to 5

Small improvements at each stage including thicker armour.

MK 2/6
Mk 2/7
Mk 4
Mk 5
Ferret 80

References

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see also

The MAG is a Belgian 762 mm General purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN by Ernest Vervier Swingfire is a British wire-guided anti-tank missile. Development Swingfire was developed by Fairey Engineering Ltd and
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