Friday 26 October 2012

ARMOURED CAR FROM FIDDLERS GREEN

Lanchester-Armored-Car - $6.95

In 1914, the Lanchester was the second most numerous armoured car in service after the Rolls-Royce. It was originally designed to support air bases and retrieve downed pilots. In 1915, the Lanchester underwent hull remodelling and was formed into armoured car squadrons. This model has a fun Bush/Cheney version included.

Lanchester Armored Car

Lanchester Armored Car
Lanchester AFV Armoured Car developed by George Lanchester had 6 forward and reverse gears
Next to the Rolls Royce Armoured Car, series the Lanchester armored cars were the most common type in use by the British Army in the Great War.
WWI British Officer Twenty of these vehicles also served the Russian Army beginning in 1915. The vehicle had a six-cylinder, 4.8 liter engine which developed 65 b.h.p. at 2200 r.pm.; the gear-box was three-speed epicyclical type and transmission was by worm drive to the rear axle. As an armoured car with about 8mm of armor, it weighed between four and five tons, the top speed was about 50 m.p.h. The crew consisted of three or four men and the armament was one Vickers-Maxim machine gun mounted in the turret, although a Lewis light machine-gun was usually also carried, stowed inside the car.
The Lanchester Armoured Car was manned by a crew of four and armed with a Vickers-Maxim machine gun mounted in the turret, although a Lewis light machine-gun was usually also carried, stowed inside the car. It had a top speed of 80 kmh and a range of 290 km. After 1915 the Lanchester Armoured Car was phased out and replaced by the Rolls-Royce Armoured Car.



What people say...
Chip and All, Noticed this the other day at the FG site. Oh man! Really looking forward to this and can't wait 'till available for purchase. FG's released only some land vehicles as called for or a support for a few of the aircraft models, I was not sure if you wanted to delve into other areas. Hope this one goes well for you and will lead to others. i mainly enjoy the WWII models, but also the early flying machines. Maybe some early or odd wheeled vehicles, be they military, civilian or concepts. Good day! Joe Golden

Lanchester Armored Car

Lanchester Armored Car of 1915
The GB Lanchester Armoured Car of 1915

Lanchester Armored Car in WWI camo
The Lanchester Armored Car in WWI camo
Lanchester Armored WWI Car
Lanchester RNAS Armored Car on exhibit
Lanchester Armoured Car in ditch
Lanchester Armored Car with a curio of gonguzzelers
Lanchester Armored Car in WWI camo
Lanchester Armored Car in spiffy WWI . Note the white-walls on this model. :))
Lanchester Armored Car posing
Lanchester Armored Car posing in Russia with lovely horse
Lanchester Armored Car stuck in WWI mud
Lanchester Armored Car stuck in Great War mud
Lanchester Armored Car in woods
Lanchester Armored Car in woods with GB officers
Lanchester Armored Cars being inspected
Lanchester Armored Cars being inspected
Model of Lanchester Armored Car
Interestingly colored model of the Lanchester Armored Car
Blue-gray Model of Lanchester Armored Car
Nicely colored blue-gray model of R.N.A.S. Lanchester Armored Car.
Two of the crew in a  Lanchester Armored Car
Lanchester Armoured Car from its ugly rear
Lanchester Armoured Car on the scrap heap
Lanchester Armoured Car rear details
Lanchester Armoured Car showing exciting aft details
Lanchester armorewd car fan layout of downloadable card model
Thank you Don Boose

Insignias
Insignia's

 


 

Specifications for the Lanchester 4x2 Armored Car

Lanchester views
Crew: 3-4
Weight: 9400lbs
Length: 16 ft
Width: 6 ft
Height: 7.5
Armour: up to 8 mm
Engine 6-cyl
60 hp
Lanchester petrol engine
Power/weight 12.8 hp/tonne
Suspension 4x2 wheel

Performance
Speed: 50 mph

Primary Armament
Vickers machine gun (turret)

Secondary armament
Lewis Gun (stowed inside)
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Musée des Blindés - French Tank Museum
Bovington Tank Museum - United Kingdom Tank Museum
Yad La-Shiryon- Israeli Tank Museum
Parola Tank Museum - Finnish Tank Museum
General George C Marshall Museum- Dutch Tank Museum
Tank Museum-Kubinka, Russia
Australian War Memorial- Canberra, Australia
WWI Tanks in the Fiddlersgreen collection (Feb 2011)
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Mark IV
German A7V
Whippet

Lanchester model by Bob Martin
Lanchester cardmodel fiddlersgreen.net

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