War and Military Atlas

How Battles Were Fought
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Weapons System

Ferret armoured car

Armored Vehicles

The Ferret armoured car, also called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance. It was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the British company Daimler and was widely used by regiments of the British Army, the RAF Regiment, and the armed forces of Commonwealth countries throughout that period. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Armoured car 1
Introduced Year
1952 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Operated By

British Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Royal Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car

Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
First Sudanese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Nigerian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Second Sudanese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
South African Border War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Sri Lankan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
  • Infobox, type
    Armoured car
  • Lead, paragraph 1
    The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971
  • service-status
    service = 1952-1991 (UK)
  • Used In: First Sudanese Civil War, infobox wars field: 'First Sudanese Civil War'
  • Used In: Nigerian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Nigerian Civil War'
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Cambodian Civil War'
  • Used In: South African Border War, infobox wars field: 'South African Border War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Second Sudanese Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Second Sudanese Civil War'
  • Used In: Sri Lankan Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Sri Lankan civil war'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian civil war'
  • Operated By: Royal Air Force, Wikipedia article text
    It was widely used by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.
  • Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
    It was widely used by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.
View the Source
Wikidata: Ferret armoured car
Wikidata Q1000754, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.