Bedford OXA
British improvised armoured car
The Bedford OXA was a British heavy improvised armoured car, produced during the Second World War.
Development
It was developed by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 30cwt (1.5 ton) truck chassis, armed with a Boys anti-tank rifle.
Its official designation was "Lorry 30cwt Anti-Tank". A total of 948 units were built in 1940–1941.
Operational use
The vehicle was used by regular British Army units in 1940 and British Home Guard units until 1942.
See also
- Armadillo armoured fighting vehicle
- Bison concrete armoured lorry
- Standard Beaverette
References
- Moschanskiy, I. (February 1999), "Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939–1945 часть 2" [Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939–1945 part 2], Моделист-Конструктор (Modelist-Konstruktor), Бронеколлекция (Bronekollektsiya),
(И. Мощанский )
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British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of the Second World War
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Medium tanks |
artillery
field |
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anti-tank |
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carriers
- Kangaroov
- Loyd Carrier
- M2 half-track *
- M3 half-track *
- M5 half-track *
- M9 half-track *
- Terrapin
- Universal Carrier
armoured cars
Scout cars |
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Armoured cars |
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Reconnaissance cars |
vehicles
- Armadillo
- Bedford OXA
- Bison
- C15TA Armoured Truck ‡
- Leyland Beaver-Eel
- White Scout Car *
- A20
- AC4 †
- AC3 'Thunderbolt' †
- Alecto
- Australian experimental light tank †
- Basilisk Armoured Car
- Bedford Cockatrice and Heavy Cockatrice
- Avenger
- Black Prince
- Bob Semple tank ¶
- Excelsior
- Hillman Gnat
- Schofield ¶
- TOG 1
- TOG 2
- Tortoise
- Valiant
- Key: * American lend-lease, † Australian, ‡ Canadian, § Indian, SA South African, ¶ New Zealand, v field conversions of vehicles of various origins
Background: British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II, Tanks in the British Army
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