AEC Armoured Car Mk.III

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Historical Overview:

AEC of Southall were a bus and truck company, and its Matador artillery tractor was used as the basis of their new, private-venture armoured car. It was designed to be as well armed, and armoured as current Cruiser tanks in use by the army, and the frontal plates being well sloped helped to that end, though the same could not be said elsewhere on the tank.

The AEC Mk.III was virtually identical the Mk.II with only the gun being changed from a QF 6-Pounder to a QF 75mm, allowing it to fire more potent US 75mm HE shells, in exchange for slightly lowered armour penetration capabilities. It fought alongside the AEC Mk.II and T17 Staghound in Europe, replacing US-built 75mm armed Half-tracks in some armoured car regiments.

Source(s):

Wikipedia - AEC Armoured Car
The World Wars.Net. - AEC Armoured Car