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Rolls Royce Armoured Car (BR300)
with two Rolls Royce Armoured Cars, two Boys anti-tank rifle gunners, two AA MG, two sets of sand channels.
The origins of the Rolls Royce Armoured Car go back as far as 1914 when the Royal Navy Air Service (RNAS) set-up an airbase in Belgium and required a vehicle in order to rescue downed pilots. After several ad-hoc designs, an official design was produced in December 1914 making use of the chassis of the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost.
A steel superstructure was constructed to provide
protection for the crew and a rotating open-topped turret place on the
top, rear of the vehicle.
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"Armoured Cars Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons."
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In order to cope with the additional weight of the superstructure; twin wheels were fitted to the rear of the vehicle. Armament was provided by mounting a Vickers machine-gun in the turret, however it was quickly learnt that an enclosed turret needed.
By the beginning of World War Two the Rolls Royce armoured car had received some minor improvements including the wider wheels and the addition of disc brakes. The Rolls Royce armoured car saw action during the desert campaign in North Africa in 1940; retro-fitted with a Boys anti-tank rifle in an open top turret. But it soon became clear that the design did not belong on the battlefield and was replaced by armoured cards of a modern design.
Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Blake Coster
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The Rolls Royce Armoured Car in Flames Of War
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Armour
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Name
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Mobility
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Front
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Side
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Top
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Equipment and Notes
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Weapon
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Range
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ROF
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Anti-tank
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Firepower
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Rolls Royce Armoured Car
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Wheeled
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0
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0
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Turret Front MG.
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Boys anti-tank rifle |
16"/40cm
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2
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4
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5+
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"Reconnaissance platoons are trained to make the best use of any concealment, even when on the move."
A Reconnaissance platoon can still move and be Gone to Ground if they are Concealed and did not move At the Double, shoot or assault.
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"A Reconnaissance platoon uses the Eyes and Ears rules on page 149 of the mainrule book."
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"In Hellfire and Back, the Rolls Royce Armoured Car can replace the turret-front MG with an AA MG at no cost."
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Two Rolls Royce Armoured Cars |
Last Updated On Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Blake at Battlefront
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