Daimler Dingo Mk.II
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Lichte pantserwagen voor het uitvoeren van verkenningen. De Dingo is door de Nederlandse cavalerie alleen bij opleidingen gebruikt. De Ford Lynx (de Canadese versie van de Dingo, ook wel 'lijn 10' genoemd), is door de Nederlandse cavalerie in grote getale gebruikt, onder andere in Nederlands-Indië.Design
The Dingo was a small two-man armoured car, relatively low and wide enough to have the required stability for fast off-road rides. Its initial armor was thin, just enough to stand against infantry ordnance. At the Army's request, it was thickened, reaching 30 mm (1.18 in) on the front nose and glacis. Deflecting armoured sloped panels were welded all around the central framework. The front driving compartment had four openings hatches. The engine was the regular Daimler 6-cyl 2.5 l 55 hp (41 kW), fed by a 300 l (79.25 gal) gasoline reserve (two tanks), which gave an incredible long range for its small size.
The Transmission consisted of a pre-selector gearbox, fluid flywheel, five gears forward and five gears reverse, allowing steering with all four wheels. This feature gave the Dingo a very tight turning radius, only 7 m (23 ft), but the system was tricky to master for inexperienced drivers, so a more conventional design of front-wheel steering only was chosen on the Mk.II. The very design of the transmission was optimised for compactness, centrally positioned, with the propshafts running on either sides.
During the course of wartime production, it appeared that the flat bottom plate, which allowed the crossing of uneven ground, was highly vulnerable to mines. The rubber tires were of the run-flat semi-solid type, so no spares were carried, but their toughness was compensated by the massive vertical coil springs, to give a smooth ride (about 8 in/20.3 cm of vertical deflection).
There was a swiveling seat next to the driver, for a machine-gun servant/radio operator, equipped with a N°19 wireless radio set. The base armament was a removable cal. 0.303 (7.7 mm) Bren gun, with a dozen spare magazines. This armament could be swapped over for a heavier Boys antitank rifle (cal 0.55 in/14 mm). This gave the vehicle, which was fast and well-protected, with a good engine and low profile, a real advantage against all sorts of light vehicles, making it excellently suited for reconnaissance and liaison missions. (bron: https://tank-afv.com/ww2/gb/Daimler_Dingo.php)