Daimler Armoured Car - Technical Data & Discussion

Machinery of War Discussion Ground Vehicle
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A discussion area for the Daimler Armoured Car (Mks I & II), a highly successful and long-serving British armoured car of the Second World War and beyond, which directly inspired and led to the Ferret, Saracen, and Fox series’.


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Fig.1 A Daimler AC Mk II featuring multi-barrel smoke grenade dischargers, as used in Malaya.

Suggestions;

  • There are currently no Suggestions for Daimler ACs for other operators in War Thunder. The Daimler AC could be added to the UK (as Mk 1, Mk 1 CS, or for Commonwealth nations), Belgium, Israel, Japan (Malaysia), or China (Pakistan).

Bug reports;

  1. Daimler Mk 2 gun depression by @tronexer [fixed]
  2. Daimler Mk. II | MG ammo by @kleinerPanzer [fixed]
  3. Daimler Mk II engine output too low [fixed]
  4. Daimler Mk. II | Transmission gearing by @kleinerPanzer [accepted]
  5. Daimler Mk. II | Smoke grenades by @kleinerPanzer
  6. The Daimler Mk II Historical Issue by @Buthunder (commander drive missing)
  7. Daimler Mk II armour incorrect
  8. Daimler suspension missing
  9. Daimler gears incorrect & non-reversible
  10. Daimler driveline incorrect
  11. Daimler jack block material incorrect
  12. Daimler loader incorrect
Resources
  • Daimler armoured car - Wikipedia
  • WORKSHOP MANUAL for the ARMOURED-CAR, DAIMLER I and II, First Edition, 1947
  • Royal Armoured Corps Training, Vol. 3 - Armament Pamphlet No. 4, Daimler Armoured Car Mk. 1 & 2, 1951
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Great little scout car. Rank 1 really could do with getting scouting so that its got some value vs its peers

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I’ll assume that the policy of not giving Rank I vehicle scouting will stay in place, so instead I’d rather see the Daimler improved and moved up to Rank II, probably in the recce line.

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it already should replace tetrach at reserve tier, all the changes its had has made it insane for the BR

Would be nice to see it improved to the point of breaking free of rank 1 kneecappings

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I’d rather see interwar tanks contemporary to the Cruisers added to make up Rank I, the Daimler needs to be useable as a scout and that means moving up.