Ferret armoured car

Ferret Scout Car
Ferret Scout Car
	Ferret Mk 2.
Type	Armored car / Scout car
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1952–1991 (UK)
Wars	Cyprus Emergency; Malayan Emergency; Algerian War; Aden Emergency; 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War; Biafra War; Cambodian Civil War; Black September; The Troubles; Dhofar Rebellion; Rhodesian Bush War; Portuguese Colonial War; Lebanese Civil War; Somali Civil War; South African Border War; First Sudanese Civil War; Second Sudanese Civil War; Suez Crisis; Sri Lankan Civil War; Ugandan Bush War; Internal conflict in Myanmar; Iran–Iraq War; Invasion of Kuwait; Syrian civil war; Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Production history
No. built	4409 (for UK and export)
Specifications
Mass	3.7 t
Length	12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)
Width	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Crew	2 (commander, driver/radio operator)
Main; armament	7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted; .30 M1919 Browning machine gun
Secondary; armament	none
Engine	Rolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol; 130 hp (97 kW)
Power/weight	35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)
Suspension	4×4 wheel
Operational; range	190 mi (310 km)
Maximum speed	58 mph (93 km/h)

The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company Daimler. It was widely used by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.

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