Bedford OXA

Bedford OXA
Clearly the Bedford OXA was quite large. This example operated in England, with the home defense.
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Bedford Vehicles
Number built	948
Specifications
Weight	6.5 t
Length	4.68 m
Width	1.63 m
Height	2.14 m
Crew	8
Armour	up to 9 mm
Primary armament	Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament	0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren machine gun
Engine	Bedford 6 cylinder petrol engine 72 hp (54 kW)
Power/weight	11.1 hp/tonne
Suspension	4x2 wheel, leaf spring
Operational range	480 km
Speed	64 km/h

The Bedford OXA was improvised British heavy armoured car built during World War II by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 1.5 ton truck chassis. 948 units were built in 1940-1941. The vehicle was used by British Home Guard units until 1942.

See alsoEdit

• Armadillo armoured fighting vehicle

ReferencesEdit

• I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).

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