Rolls-Royce Armored Car
RNAS, #8-C-2
(Wings of the Great War WW11301)
- Weight: 4.7 tons
- Dimensions: 16'2" x 6'4" x 8'4"
- Crew: 3
- Power Plant: 6-cylinder gasoline, water cooled = 80 hp
- Armor: 12 mm
- Speed: 45 mph
- Armament: 1 x .303 cal Vickers MG
- Notes: Developed in Britain during World War I, the Rolls Royce Armoured Car - of which only 120 were manufactured - first saw combat action in early 1915. Though it was poorly suited for the muddy trench conditions of the Western Front, it proved adept on battlefields in the Near East. Indeed, Lawrence of Arabia called the Rolls Royce vehicle "more valuable than rubies." More than 70 remained in service at the outbreak of World War II.
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