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Rover Mark 1 Light Armored Car

Specifications

Country of Origin/Used by:	Australia
First Produced/Service Dates:	1941
Manufactured by:	Chassis: Ford Motor Company of Australia; Hull: Ruskin Motor Bodies Pty. Ltd. & Victorian Railways
Crew:	2/3
Armament:	Front Hull: .303 Vickers Machine Gun; Anti-Aircraft: .303 BREN MG
Engine:	8 Cylinder Petrol
Miscellaneous Info:	This vehicle was only used for training and home defense.  Precluded the shorter Rover Mark 2 Light Armored Car.
Data Sheet Available:	Rover Mk 1 Light Armored Car Data Sheet by Dave Haugh

Photos

Reference	Source/Provider
Rover Mark 1 Armored Car Photos	Australian War Memorial
Rover Mark 1 Armored Car Photo	Dave Haugh - Content Editor

References Available

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Printed

Reference	Author
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars	George Forty
Australian Military Equipment Profiles (Volume 3): Australian Scout and Armoured Cars: 1933 - 1945	Michael Cecil
"Australian Light Armoured Car 'Rover'" - AFV News (November 1978 Issue)	Paul Handel
"Dingo, the Rover & the Rhino, The" (February 2021 Issue of Classic Military Vehicle Magazine)	David Fletcher
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars	Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks

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