Minerva Armored Car

Minerva Armoured Car
Minerva Armoured car, model 1913.
TypeArmoured car
Place of origin Belgium
Specifications
Mass3 t
Length4.90 m
Width1.75 m
Height2.00 m
Crew3-5

Armorup to 3 mm
Main
armament
1 x Hotchkiss Model 1909 machine-gun

Or 1 x Maxim M1910 machine gun

Or 1 x puteaux S18, 37mm cannon
Engine4-cyl Gas. Minerva 8L
40bhp at 2500 rpm
Suspension4x2 wheel
Operational
range
150 km (90 mi)
Maximum speed 40 km/h (25 mph)

The Minerva Armoured Car (Dutch: Minerva Pantserwagen, French: Automitrailleuse Minerva) was a military armoured car expediently developed from Minerva civilian automobiles by Belgium at the start of the First World War.


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