Markus Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi! I've got a legal issue and need to draw a comparison between the M3 Scout Car and a Daimler Scout Car. Can somebody please tell me, if the M3's floor is armoured or if there where non-prototype versions that had armoured floor plates. many thanks Markus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 No, they were never armoured, a real problem in a scout car as far as the British Army was concerned. The early Whites had aluminium chequer plate floors, later switching to steel but only 2mm thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 No, they were never armoured, a real problem in a scout car as far as the British Army was concerned. Was it a problem, because a land mine would have killed the crew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Was it a problem, because a land mine would have killed the crew? Yes, basically. The British Army used Whites in great numbers, just not so much as scout cars in the normal sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lssah2025 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Same issue as the Humber Scout Car, no floor armor whatsoever.. Just regular flooring, so a mine would just destroy the interior, that is why you don't really see the HSC in Recce Rgts, unless they were used as liaison or troop leader/commanders vehicles for some overhead protection (elements, small arms and shrapnel), plus it was a little more roomy than the dingos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 I have another question regarding the shutters protecting the radiator. Why did they choose this design in favour of an inlet like the dingo has? How well do the intermediate positions protect the radiator? Can the engine be operated with the shutters closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I have another question regarding the shutters protecting the radiator.Why did they choose this design in favour of an inlet like the dingo has? How well do the intermediate positions protect the radiator? Can the engine be operated with the shutters closed? The Dingo radiator louvres are there for the cooling air to be emitted as they draw air under the engine cover. No comparison with White cooling arrangement. They are fixed on the Dingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 The Dingo radiator louvres are there for the cooling air to be emitted as they draw air under the engine cover. No comparison with White cooling arrangement. They are fixed on the Dingo. For me the point is, that the Dingo's inlet/outlet pulls/pushes the air around a corner where a bullet can't follow, while the White seams to have a very obvious weak point by revealing it's radiator when the shutters are open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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