Bedford OXA

Bedford OXA
In England on home defence.
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Bedford Vehicles
No. built	948
Specifications
Mass	6.5 t (6.4 long tons)
Length	4.68 m (15 ft 4 in)
Width	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Height	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Crew	8

Armour	up to 9 mm
Main armament	Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament	0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren machine gun
Engine	Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine 72 hp (54 kW)
Power/weight	11.1 hp/tonne
Suspension	4x2 wheel, leaf spring
Operational range	480 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed	64 km/h (40 mph)

The Bedford OXA was serial built British heavy armoured car made during World War II by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 30cwt (1.5 ton) truck chassis. 948 units were built in 1940–1941. The vehicle was used by regular units in 1940 and British Home Guard units until 1942. Its official designation was "Lorry 30cwt Anti-Tank". Its Anti-tank weapon was a Boys anti-tank rifle.

References[]

I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939–1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939–1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).

See also[]

Armadillo armoured fighting vehicle

British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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Infantry tanks	Mk I Matilda Mk II Matilda Mk III Valentine Mk IV Churchill

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v t e Scout cars and armoured cars

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Light reconnaissance cars	Humber LRC Morris LRC Otter LRC (Canada)

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v t e British unarmoured vehicles of World War II

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Trucks and lorries	Bedford QLD Austin K2/Y Morris 15 cwt Austin K5 Bedford OYD Bedford OXD Morris C9 Guy Ant Leyland Retriever (3-ton) Leyland Lynx (30-cwt) Leyland Hippo (10-ton) Thornycroft Nubian Thornycroft Tartar

Tank transporters	Diamond T tank transporter Mack EXBX Scammell Pioneer

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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II

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