The Daimler Armored Car Mk.1 (in-game: AC Mk.1) is the English answer to an embarrassing lack of light recon units. Though incapable of hiding in dense cities, the AC Mk.1 can lay low in forested areas to ambush or avoid enemy armor. The AC Mk.1's weapons should be considered secondary to the unit's speed and Recon abilities, as there are much better units at the British Army's disposal to combat enemy units.
History[]
The Daimler Armoured Car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo "Scout car", a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms design. A larger version designed upon the same layout as the Dingo fitted with the turret similar to that of the Mark VII Light Tank and a more powerful engine. Like the scout car, it incorporated some of the most advanced design concepts of the time and is considered one of the best British AFVs of the Second World War. The 95 hp engine was at the rear linked through a fluid flywheel to a preselector gearbox and then by propshafts to each wheel. Four wheel steering similar to early models of the Scout car was considered but not implemented following experience with the Dingo.
The prototypes had been produced in 1939, but problems with the transmission caused by the weight of the vehicle delayed service entry until mid-1941. 2,694 armoured cars were built by Daimler.
The Daimler had full independent suspension and four wheel drive. Epicyclic gearing in the wheel hubs enabled a very low ratio in bottom gear - it was credited with managing 1:2 inclines. The rugged nature combined with reliability made it ideal for reconnaissance and escort work.
Strategy[]
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Pros & Cons[]
-It's expensive and has no compensation.
Weapons[]
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Small cal. AP shell |
75 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 250m |
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.30 cal. Machine-gun |
21 | 21 | 250m |
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