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Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
Mark 3/3a
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1941 |
| Manufactured by: | Rootes Group, Ltd. (Humber) |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | (1) Boys .55 Anti-Tank Gun and (1) Bren .303 Light Machine Gun (The Mark 3A did NOT mount the Boys AT Gun) |
| Engine: | (6) Cylinder Petrol |
| Miscellaneous: |
Unlike the Humber LRC Mark 1 and Humber LRC Mark 2 which had 4x2 drive, the Mark 3 used a specially designed four-wheel drive chassis, and went into production near the end of 1941. The Humber LRC Mark 3a was very similar to the earlier Mark 3, except it had additional observation ports added to the front angles of the vehicle's upper armor. Newly produced Mark 3a's (as well as converted older marks) began to appear in 1943. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Humber LRC Mark 3 Photos | Rootes Group Ltd. via the Dave Haugh Collection |
| Humber LRC Mark 3 Photos | Martyn Smith - Yorkshire, UK |
| Humber LRC Mark 3a Photos (Photos from RAF Museum - Hendon) | Patrick Keenan - Editor |
| Humber LRC Mark 3a Photos (Photos from RAF Museum - Hendon) | Alan McNeilly - England |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
"A Yorkshireman's Humber" (August 2024 Issue of
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) |
Craig Moore |
| "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 |
| Humber Mark 3 LRC Information and Photos | Canadian Soldiers.Com Website |
| "The Wyvern of Wessex and their Armored Cars" By M. McEwen Charlish | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #32) |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Armoured Cars (Marmon-Herrington, Alvis-Straussler, Light Reconnaissance) - AFV Weapons Profile #30 | B.T. White |
| British Armoured Cars 1914-1945 | B.T. White |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| Humber | Bent Carlsens Forlag Aps |
| Mike Taylor | |
| Humber Light Reconnaissance Car: 1941-45 (Osprey Publishing: New Vanguard #177) | Richard Doherty |
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Nigel W.M. Warwick |
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"Light Work" (January 2023 Issue of
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) |
Craig Moore |
| "Protection Detail" (November 2020 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) | David Fletcher |
| "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 LRC Mark 3 Model Kit (IMA01035) | International Models Asia | 1/35 | Resin. |
| Aftermarket Set | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
