Garford-Beute (The German Garford)





Length 5,7m (18,8ft)
Width 2,3m (7,7ft)
Height 2,8m (9,2ft)
Weight 11ton
One 76.2 mm Model 1910 cannon and three 7,62mm MG08 Machine guns (2 on the front, 1 on the rear)
Engine 4-cylinder air-cooled petrol engine
Power 30-35hp (22-26kW) 3,5hp (2,2kW)/ton
4-Speed Manual Transmission (4 Forwards; 1 backwards)
Top Speed 19km/h (12mph)
History:
The Garford-Beute was a captured Russian Garford-Putilov armoured car pressed into service by the German army during World War I. These vehicles were modified with German machine guns and saw *action in various conflicts, including suppressing communist riots in German cities. Only 5 units of the Garford were captured.

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