Otter Light Reconnaissance Car

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Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
General characteristics
Crew 3
Length 4.50 m
Width 2.16 m
Height 2.44 m
Weight 4.44 t
Armour and armament
Armour up to 12 mm
Main armament Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament 7.7 mm Bren machine gun
Mobility
Power plant GMC 6 cyl. gasoline
106 hp (79 kW)
Suspension 4 x 4 wheel,leaf spring
Road speed 75 km/h
Power/weight 24.1 hp/tonne
Range

The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was an armoured car produced by Canada during the Second World War.

The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) was developed by General Motors Canada as a replacement for the Humber LRC. Between 1942 and 1945, 1761 units were produced in Oshawa, Ontario. The vehicle was based on the Chevrolet C15 truck. The armament consisted of a hull-mounted Boys anti-tank rifle and a Bren light machine gun in a small open-topped turret.

The Otter served with Canadian units in the Italian Campaign and Northwest Europe. It was also employed by some British units. After the war Otter was used by the Jordanian Army.

  • I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).

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