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Terrapin (amphibious vehicle)
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| Terrapin | |
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 Terrapin (to the left) during the Battle of the Scheldt in the Netherlands, 1944. |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Number built | 200 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 7 tonnes |
| Length | 7.01 m |
| Width | 2.67 m |
| Height | 2.92 m |
| Crew | 2 |
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| Armour | mm |
| Primary armament |
none |
| Secondary armament |
none |
| Engine | 2 x Ford V8 190 hp ( kW) in total |
| Power/weight | hp/tonne |
| Operational range |
240 km |
| Speed | 24 km/h, 5 mph in water |
The Terrapin "4-ton amphibian" was a British manufactured, amphibious armoured transport of the Second World War. It was first used at Antwerp in 1944, and to great effect during the Battle of the Scheldt.
The Terrapin served with the assault teams of Royal Engineers as part of the 79th Armoured Division. They were used to carry infantry units (Canadian and British) over the rivers.
Some 500 Terrapin Mark 1, were built by Morris Commercial, the commercial vehicle side of the Morris Motor Company but the design was by Thornycroft
The Terrapin was a high open topped vehicle; high because of the size of the tyres. The steering position was in the middle and troops could ride in the front and the rear. The vehicle had full drive to all 8 wheels powered by two Ford V8 engines each motor driving one side. The leading pair of wheels were clear of the ground on level surfaces but would give a better grip when the vehicle reached the opposite river bank. However, it used lever steering, which made it very difficult to handle in rough water. The 4 ton of the name indicated that it could carry a load of 4 long tons but the physical size of the load was limited as the load space was split into a front and rear area - the engines having been placed in the centre of the vehicle for stability. A Mark 2 Terrapin with a number of improvements was designed but the war ended before it was needed.
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- Landing Vehicle Tracked known as Buffalo in British service.
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| Cruiser tanks | Mk I • Mk II • Mk III • Mk IV • Mk V Covenanter • Mk VI Crusader • Mk VII Cavalier Mk VIII Centaur • Mk VIII Cromwell • Challenger • Comet • Sherman Firefly • Ram (Canada) • Sentinel (Australia) |
| Infantry tanks | Mk I Matilda • Mk II Matilda • Mk III Valentine • Mk IV Churchill |
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| Universal Carrier • Loyd Carrier • Kangaroo • Terrapin |
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| Scout Cars | Daimler Dingo • Dingo Scout Car (Australia) • Humber Scout Car • Lynx Scout Car (Canada) • S1 Scout Car (Australia) |
| Light Reconnaissance Cars | Humber LRC • Morris LRC • Otter LRC (Canada) |
| Armoured Cars | AEC Armoured Car • Coventry Armoured Car • Daimler Armoured Car • Fox Armoured Car (Canada) • Guy Armoured Car • Humber Armoured Car • Lanchester Armoured Car • Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (South Africa) • Morris CS9 • Rhino Heavy Armoured Car (Australia) • Rolls-Royce Armoured Car • Rover Light Armoured Car (Australia) • Standard Beaverette • Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (India) |
| Armoured Trucks | Bedford OXA • C15TA Armoured Truck (Canada) |
| Armoured Command Vehicles | AEC ACV • Guy Lizard ACV |
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| Artillery tractors | AEC Matador • Morris C8 Quad • Scammell Pioneer • Canadian Military Pattern |
| Trucks and lorries | Bedford QLD • Austin K2 • Morris 15 cwt |
| Tank transporters | Diamond T tank transporter • Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer |
| Utility and cars | Car, Heavy Utility 4x2 Ford C11 • Car, Light Utility ("Tilly") • Car, 4-Seater 4x2 |
| British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II | |
| British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II |
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