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Shorland Mark 3
Armored Patrol Car
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | Great Britain (and others; Including the Netherlands) |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1972 |
| Manufactured by: | Shorts Brothers - Belfast |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armament: | (1) .30 cal Browning Machine Gun or (1) 7.62mm GPMG |
| Engine: | 6-Cylinder |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Originally developed for the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). This Shorland version was mostly mounted on a modified long wheelbase Land Rover Series 3 chassis. However, some early versions were based upon the Land Rover Series 2A chassis. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
None Available |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| Shorland Mark 3 Armored Patrol Car Photo (Above) | Clive Elliott - Editor of The Shorland Site |
| Portuguese Shorland Mark 3 APC Photos | Christophe Jacquemont - France |
| Dutch Police Shorland SB 303 "Anti Hijack" Armored Car | J.G. Adema - Amsterdam, Netherlands |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
| "Land Rovers That Fire Missiles" by Clive Elliott | The Shorland Site |
| Shorland Mark 3 APC Information and Photos | The Shorland Site |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| "Armoured Land Rovers" (June 2010 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) | James Lyle |
| British Armoured Cars Since 1945 | Simon Dunstan |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
| "Into the Archives: Shorland Armoured Patrol Car" (June 2009 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) | Tom Cornelius |
| Jane's AFV Recognition Handbook (2nd Edition) | Christopher F. Foss |
| Military Land Rover - Development and In Service | Pat Ware |
"Lighter Duties" - (October Issue of
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine) |
James Taylor |
|
"Military Roverphile: Armoured Land Rovers" (February 2011 Issue
of Military Machines International Magazine) |
James Taylor |
|
"Royal Malaysian Police (September
2008 Issue of Military Machines International
Magazine) |
Ian Stroud |
| Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
| Model Kit | Manufacturer | Scale | Other Information |
| Shorland Mark 3 APC Model Kit (Vehicle of the Portuguese "GNR" Guarda Nacional Republicana Intervention Unit) | ALX35 (of Portugal) | 1/35 | Limited Run Resin Model kit; For more information about the model kit, you can contact Álvaro Lemos directly via email using alvarolem "at" gmail.com (replacing "at" with "@"). |
Model Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
 1/35 Dutch Police Shorland
SB303 Anti-Hijack Armored Car Model Kit Plans |
J.G. Adema - Amsterdam, Holland |
