Bedford OXA

Bedford OXA
In England on home defence.
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Bedford (General Motors)
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 a British heavy armoured car, produced during the Second World War.

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.

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