Armored Vehicles in the Early XX Century (Extended edition): Weapons and military equipment of the world [Kindle Edition]

Armored Vehicles in the Early XX Century
(Extended edition)
Weapons and military equipment of the world

This is an extended edition. Here you will find samples of little-known military armored car of the early 20th century.
This book is devoted to wheeled armored vehicles of the early twentieth century. Here the main models of armored cars and their characteristics are published.

Content:

Introduction

Armored car "Austro Daimler" Austria
Cannon armored car Autocanon de 47 mm Renault France
Army armored car Berliet France
Light cannon armored car Autocanon De Dion Bouton Mle 1916 France
Light armored car Armstrong-Whitworth England
Light armored car Austin England

Extended part

Armored car "Minerva"
Armored car Mors (Belgium)
Armored car "Lanchester"

Introduction

…AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY

Armored cars, as is known, appeared before tanks. The latter were not even in sight, but the armored cars were already in the arsenal of many armies and were successfully used in battles.

The first battle-worthy armored vehicles were created at the very beginning of the 20th century. On April 4, 1902, the English engineer Frederic Simms demonstrated in London his "motor war car". This car became, in fact, the first real armored car in the world. The project, which was completely completed by Simms by the summer of 1898, was acquired by Vickers, Son and Maxim, which carried out the construction…….