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Marmon-Herrington
Armored Reconnaissance Car Mark 6
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Union of South Africa |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1942 |
| Manufactured by: | Marmon-Herrington |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | Turret: 2 pdr or 6 pdr Cannon; Co-Axial: .30 Browning Machine Gun; AA Defense: Twin .30 Browning MG's (As pictured Above in the 1st Production Vehicle). |
| Engine: | (2) Ford-Mercury 8 Cylinder |
| Miscellaneous: | Only two prototype vehicles were built. The second prototype vehicle had a 6 pdr Cannon and 7.92mm Besa machine gun in the Turret and a single .50 Browning HMG for AA defense. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
Marmon-Herrington
Mark VI Data Sheet (by David
Haugh) |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Marmon-Herrington Armoured Reconnaissance Car Mark 6 (6 Pounder) Photos (Taken at the National Museum of Military History - South Africa) | Karl Furrutter - South Africa |
| Marmon-Herrington Armoured Reconnaissance Car Mark 6 (2 Pounder) Photos (Taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington, UK) | Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK |
| Marmon-Herrington Armoured Recon Car Mark 6 (6 Pounder) Photos (Taken at the National Museum of Military History - South Africa) | Marius van Aardt - South Africa |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "A Brief History of the Marmon Herrington Range of Armoured Cars" | Karl Furrutter - South Africa |
| Line Drawings of the Marmon-Herrington ARC Mark VI | by Mick Bell via The Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| Armoured Cars (Marmon-Herrington, Alvis-Straussler, Light Reconnaissance) - AFV Weapons Profile #30 | B.T. White |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Marmon Herrington: History of the South African Reconnaissance Car (ACG Special #1) (Model Centrum/PROGRES) | William Marshall |
| "South African Eight-Wheelers: The Experimental MK V and MK VI Armoured Cars of WW II" | Wheels & Tracks: The International Review of Military Vehicles - Issue #14 |
| Surviving The Ride: A Pictorial History of South African Manufactured Mine-Protected Vehicles (30 Degrees South Publications) | Steve Camp & Helmoed-Romer Heitman |
Hobby Modeling
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