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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Ferret armoured carlarger figure on 0 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ferret armoured car | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
| In service | 1952–1991 (UK)[source] | — |
| Wars | Malayan Emergency Cyprus Emergency Algerian War Suez Crisis First Sudanese Civil War Aden Emergency 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Nigerian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Black September The Troubles Dhofar Rebellion Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Ugandan Bush War Second Sudanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Internal conflict in Myanmar Invasion of Kuwait Somali Civil War Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | — |
| Designer | Daimler Company[source] |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Mark 2; commander, driver/radio operator
Single source2 (Mark 2; commander, driver/radio operator)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source58 mph (93 km/h)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source190 mi (310 km)[source]
Rolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol
Single sourceRolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol 130 hp (97 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1950[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Daimler Company[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1952 – 1971[source] | — |
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| No. built | 4,409[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted or .30 M1919 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | none[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4×4 wheel[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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