Universal Carrier Mk I

Carrier, Universal, No. 1 Mk I

Family
Universal Carrier
Class
APC
Native class
IMV
Producers
Canada
Changes
Ford V8 85 hp engine, crew of 3. Variants: No. 2 Mk I with an imported US-built Ford V8 engine; No. 3 Mk I* built by Ford Motor Company of Canada from 1941 with minor differences; role versions with the 3-inch mortar, a Vickers machine gun, and an armoured OP version with radio equipment for the Royal Artillery.
Crew
3
Weight
3,860 kg
Length
3,657 mm
Width
2,057 mm
Height
1,588 mm
Engine power
85 hp
Road speed
48 km/h
Off-road speed
26 km/h
Armament
Bren

Service

≈ Jun 1940 – Jun 1940
≈ Jan 1941 – May 1943
≈ Jan 1941 – Nov 1942
≈ Jan 1941 – May 1943
≈ Jan 1941 – Nov 1941
≈ Jan 1941 – May 1941
≈ Jan 1941 – Nov 1941
≈ Apr 1941 – May 1941
≈ Apr 1941 – May 1941
≈ Apr 1941 – May 1941
≈ May 1941 – Jul 1941
≈ May 1941 – Jul 1941
≈ Jun 1941 – Jul 1941
≈ Nov 1941 – May 1943
≈ Nov 1941 – Nov 1942
≈ Dec 1941 – Aug 1945
≈ Dec 1941 – Aug 1945
≈ Jan 1942 – May 1945
≈ Jul 1943 – May 1945
≈ Jul 1943 – Feb 1945
≈ Sep 1943 – May 1945
≈ Nov 1943 – May 1945
≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945
≈ Jun 1944 – May 1945

Armor

FrontSideRearBottom
Hull10 mm7 mm7 mm4 mm