The Automobile Magazine 1914, 2nd Vol.- November 26, 1914. Page-971.
An Armored Truck with Revolving Gun-Turret
As reported in THE AUTOMOBILE for November 19 [*], the Armored Motor Car Corp. has been organized and incorporated in New York City for the purpose of producing an armored truck mounting two machine guns in a revolving turret. The illustration gives a side elevation, plan and rear views of the truck and a plan of the turret, showing the various constructional features.
J. H. Allen, organizer of the concern, has a patent pending covering the application of a revolving turret to a motor truck. The steel bodies will be built on contract and mounted on 2-ton Federal chassis. The two guns which are to be mounted will probably be Maxims firing 600 shots per minute.
Mr. Allen, in speaking of the field for such an armored truck, pointed out that under modem war conditions cavalry forces are practically useless for actual work on the battlefield or in reconnoitering under fire, as they are unable to withstand the terrible effects of high-power artillery and rides. On the other hand, an armored car could not only pass practically unscathed through a withering rain of ride bullets, etc., but could also do great execution with its machine guns. The revolving feature of the turret permits the fire of these guns to be directed against the enemy, irrespective of the direction in which the truck is traveling. The radiator is protected by swinging doors of armor plate.
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The Automobile Magazine 1914 2nd Vol.- Page-956 - November 19, 1914
[*] To Make Armored Truck with Gun Turret
Will Mount Bodies Made by an Armor Plate Firm on Federal Truck Chassis
NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 17— For the purpose of turning out an armored truck mounting two machine guns in a revolving turret, the Armored Motor Car Corp. has been formed by J. H. Allen, 2 Rector street, this city, eastern representative of the Elyria Iron & Steel Co. It is incorporated for $6,000. Mr. Allen has a patent covering the application of the revolving turret to a motor truck.
The steel bodies will be built on contract and will be mounted on a 2-ton Federal chassis; the body will weigh 3,000 pounds, leaving a margin of 2,700 pounds for the two guns, operators and ammunition. The first car will be completed in about 3 weeks and will be displayed in the sales-rooms of the Federal Truck Co., 146 West Fifty-second street.
Twelve chassis comprise the first order. The bodies will be made by an armor-plate company and shipped to the Federal plant in Detroit where they will be mounted on the chassis. The vehicles will be manufactured for the United States government as well as for governments of foreign countries.
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