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Humber Mark 4 Armored Car
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1942 |
| Manufactured by: | Chassis/Engine: Rootes Group, Ltd. (primarily Karrier Motors, Ltd.); Hull: Guy Motors, Ltd. |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Main: 37mm Cannon; Co-Axial: 7.92mm BESA Machine Gun; Anti-Aircraft Defense (if fitted): (1) or (2) .303 Vickers "K" Machine Guns (on P.L.M. mount). |
| Engine: | 6 Cylinder (90 h.p.) |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The Mark 4 armored car was the
last in the line of the ubiquitous Humber British armored car series.
It succeeded the Guy Mark 1/1a Light Wheeled
Tank,
Humber Mark 1,
Mark 2,
Mark
3 and Canadian
Fox Mark 1 Armored Cars. The Humber Mark 4 used the same engine, modified 4-wheel drive Karrier Motors KT 4 Field
Artillery Tractor chassis and hull of the earlier Mark 2 & 3 vehicles,
as well as the larger turret mounted on the Mark 3. However, the
Mark 4 was up-armed with the US produced M6 37mm Cannon instead of the
previously mounted 15mm BESA gun. Due to the
larger weapon being fitted, the crew size again dropped back down to
three despite the larger Mark 3 turret being used. One other variant of this vehicle was built: the Humber Mark 4 Observation Post (OP). The Mark 4 OP variant was equipped with extra radio equipment to be used by Artillery Officers to keep in contact with Field Artillery units. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car "Vandal" Photos (Owned by Burrill, Gill & Katz) | Jim Burrill - Pennsylvania |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Photos (2005 War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK) | David Green - Oxfordshire, UK |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Photos | Compiled by Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Photos (War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Photo (Royal Army Museum - Belgium) |
William Testaert - Brussels, Belgium |
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Israeli
Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Photos |
Robert Goldman - Kfar Saba, Israel |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Humber Armored Car Information & Photos | Tanks Encyclopedia |
| Humber Armored Car Information & Photos | World War II Database |
| "British Armored Cars in the Middle East, Late 1942" By Peter Brown | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33) |
| "British Armored Car Production Figures - 1945" | By Peter Brown |
| "(British) Vehicle Cencus In Germany - 1945" | By Peter Brown |
| "The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 1): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" By Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #16) |
| "The First Belgian Armored Car Squadron of WW II (Part 2): Belgian Armored Cars in Great Britain" By Raymond Surlemont | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #17) |
| "Free Greek Armored Vehicles in the Mid-East Circa 1943" By T. Metsovitis | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #24) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #21 | B.T. White |
| British Armoured Cars: 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
| Captured Armored Cars and Other Vehicles In Wehrmacht Service in World War 2 | Werner Regenberg |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Humber | Bent Carlsens Forlag Aps |
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|
Mike Taylor |
| Humber Mk IV/CMP Fox: In Detail (R063) (Wings and Wheels Publications -WWP) | |
"Pocket-Sized Scout" (March 2017 Issue of
Airfix
Model World Magazine) [Covers a build of the 1/48 Tamiya Humber
Mark 4 Armored Car Model Kit] |
Toni Canfora |
| "Vehicles of the Reconnaissance Corps" (March 2022 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | David Garden |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Model Kit | Accurate Armour | 1/35 | Resin |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car "Special Edition" Model Kit (CB35018SP) | Bronco Models | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic; Limited Prodution edition with Clear Hull and interior. |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Model Kit (CB35081) | Bronco Models | 1/35 | Injection Molded Plastic. Also includes the Interior. |
| Humber Armored Car Mark 4 Model (newer tool) (S2KV017) | Sovereign 2000K | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Model Kit (32587) | Tamiya | 1/48 | Injection Molded Plastic. |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Humber Mark 4 Accessory Set (T48065) | Black Dog | 1/48 | Resin; For the Tamiya Kit. |
| Humber Mark IV Armored Car Weighted Wheels (48482) | FC Model Trend | 1/48 | 3D Printed Resin. |
| Humber Mark 4 Update Set (HLX48376) | Hauler | 1/48 | Photo-etched Brass; For the Tamiya Kit. |
| Humber Mk 4 Armored Car (Firestone) Wheels (RE35-263) | Panzer Art | 1/35 | Resin |
| Humber Mk 4 Armored Car (Dunlop) Wheels (RE35-264) | Panzer Art | 1/35 | Resin |
|
"Middle East 1948 #1: Egyptian Mixed Tanks and AFV's" (35-C1179) |
Star-Decals |
1/35 |
Decals; Includes Markings for the Daimler Dingo Scout and Humber Mark 4 Armored Cars. |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Humber Mark 4 Armored Car Model Photos (1/48 Tamiya) | Ron Bell- Columbus, Ohio USA |
