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British armoured command vehicle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle was a British command vehicle built during Second World War.
Guy Lizard | |
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Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
Used by | British Army |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Guy Motors |
Produced | 1940-1941 |
No. built | 21 |
Specifications | |
Engine | Gardner 5-cylinder diesel |
Drive | 4x4 |
In May and June 1940, the Headquarters 1st Armoured Division with the British Expeditionary Force in France were mounted in mild steel prototype and wooden mock-up armoured command vehicles, but later in the year the first armoured steel armoured command vehicles were produced by Guy Motors on their Lizard 4x4 chassis.[1] Twenty-one units were produced,[2] and by early 1941 some were issued to the Headquarters, 7th Armoured Division in the North African Campaign as well as some formations within the United Kingdom.[1] Guy was unable to continue production so a new design was prepared based on the AEC Matador, which became the AEC armoured command vehicle.[1]
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