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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Russian Austin Armored Car, 1st Series (another option of M.G. armor protection).



AUSTIN ARMORED CAR Mk. I 
(1st Series or Model 1914)
Manufacturing Country
United Kingdom
Austin Motor Company
Made to order, design  & specifications subject to Imperial Russian Army

Manufactured Number / Year
Built 48 copies
1914


Principal user country / Year
Russian Empire
1914


Other countries users / Year
1916 German Empire
1917 Bolsheviks / White
1918 German Freikorps
1918 Poland
Vehicle type / Configuration
Armored Car
Parallel twin turrets
Rear in rectangular configuration

Chassis /  Wheelbase / Weight
Austin "Colonial" type
Wheelbase 3.55-m
166 pounds (2,656 kg)

Engine / Transmission
Austin Engine of 30-HP
4-cylinder inline
4 stroke, water cooled, RWD
4 x 2
Velocity / Autonomy
50-60 km / h
Autonomy 250 km


Dimensions-length-height-width
    Length, 4750-mm
        Height, 2400-mm
Width, 1950-mm

Armor / Crew
3.5 - 4-mm (Factory)
Later 7-mm (in Russia)
Shield Nickel-Chromium Steel
Crew 4
Armament
2 x 7.62-mm Maxim Water-Cooled Machine Gun - Model 1905 or 1910,  in two turrets. 6000 rounds
Versions
Some of the models damaged in the front, to be repaired, received a White truck chassis 1.5 tonne.
Characteristics / Other data
These are referred to generically as "White Armored Car," although some have a chassis different from the American White


COCHE BLINDADO AUSTIN Tipo I 
(1ª Serie o Modelo 1914)
País de Fabricación
Reino Unido
Austin Motor Company
Fabricados por encargo, diseño y especificaciones del Ejército Imperial Ruso

Número fabricado / Año
48 unidades
1914


Principal país usuario / Año
ImperioRuso
1914


Otros países usuarios / Año
Imperio Alemán 1916
Bolcheviques / Blancos 1917
Freikorps alemanes 1918
Polonia 1918
Tipo de vehículo / Configuración
Coche Blindado
Dos torretas en paralelo
Configuración trasera en caja rectangular

Chasis / Distancia entre ejes / Peso
Austin "Colonial"
3,55 metros.
2,656 kg.

Motor / Transmisión
Austin 30 CV.
4 cilindros en línea, 4 tiempos
refrigerado por agua, tracción trasera
4 x 2
Velocidad / Autonomía
50-60 km / h.
Autonomía 250 km.


Dimensiones- largo-alto-ancho
Largo, 4750 mm.
Alto, 2400 mm.
Ancho, 1950 mm.

Blindaje / Tripulación
De fábrica 3,5- 4 mm.
Después en Rusia: 7 mm.
Blindaje de acero de Níquel-Cromo
4 hombres
Armamento
2 x Ametralladors Maxim de 7,62 mm. refrigeradas por agua - Modelo 1905 ó 1910, en dos torretas. 6.000 disparos
Versiones
Algunos de los modelos dañados en el frente, al ser reparados, recibieron un chasis de camión White de 1,5 ton.
Características / Otros datos
A éstos se les denomina genéricamente como “Coches Blindados White”, aunque algunos recibieran otro tipo de chasis distinto al White americano.

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