Bedford OXA

The Bedford OXA was a British heavy armoured car, produced during the Second World War.

Bedford OXA
In England on home defence.
TypeArmoured car
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
ManufacturerBedford (General Motors)
No. built948
Specifications
Mass6.5 t (6.4 long tons)
Length4.68 m (15 ft 4 in)
Width1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Height2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Crew8

Armourup to 9 mm
Main
armament
Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary
armament
0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren machine gun
EngineBedford 6-cylinder petrol engine
72 hp (54 kW)
Power/weight11.1 hp/tonne
Suspension4x2 wheel, leaf spring
Operational
range
480 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed 64 km/h (40 mph)

Development

Bedford OXD truck, on which the OXA was based

It was developed by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 30cwt (1.5 ton) truck chassis, armed with a Boys anti-tank rifle.

Its official designation was "Lorry 30cwt Anti-Tank". A total of 948 units were built in 1940–1941.

Operational use

The vehicle was used by regular British Army units in 1940 and British Home Guard units until 1942.

See also

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).




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