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British Boarhound I

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In July 1941 the US Army Ordnance office issued joint specifications with the British for three new armoured cars. The T18 prototype was developed in 1942 by the Yellow Truck & Coach Company as a large all-wheel-drive eight-wheeler with the front four wheels steering. Its thick armour was unusual for an armoured car, although this extra protection brought the weight of the vehicle up to twenty-six tons, similar to contemporary medium tanks. The final version, the T18E2, was fitted with the newly-designed M1 57mm gun, a US-manufactured variant of the British 6 pdr gun. While the United States Army proved entirely uninterested in the vehicle, the British Army's successful use of armoured cars in the Western Desert led them to place an order for over two thousand T18E2 armoured cars, which they promptly christened the Boarhound. High production costs led to cancellation of the initial order after only thirty were delivered.

Flames Of War contents: this boxed set contains 3x British Boarhound I