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The '''Daimler Armoured Car Mk.II''' is a Rank I British light tank with a battle rating of 1.3. It was introduced in [[Update_1.71_"New_E.R.A"|Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. Boasting the usual British Rank 1 [[Ordnance QF 2-pounder|QF 2-pounder]] on a wheeled platform. It is the first vehicule in the AC/AA line of the British tech tree.
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The {{Specs|name}} is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. Boasting the usual British Rank 1 [[Ordnance QF 2-pounder (40 mm)|QF 2-pounder]] on a wheeled platform. It is the first vehicle in the AC/AA line of the British tech tree.
  
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A [[Ordnance QF 2-pounder|QF 2-pounder]] on 4x4 wheels. This vehicle is made to support infantry in a way similar to cavalry. It is not made to withstand heavy fire. Notably, its wheeled configuration means you will not get good fire when on the move and it will turn in an arc. Meanwhile, its good reverse speed could possibly save you as long as you hit the gas before the enemy hits you. The Daimler is recognisable from other AC by its hexagonal hull center and it's short length. It has 4 mm boxes scattered across the hull and a spare tire on the left side. Besides the main armament, it is equipped with a coaxial BESA MG (same MG as higher rank British vehicles), a decent gun to spread onto an open-topped SPG with lead, ending him rightly.
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A QF 2-pounder on 4x4 wheels. This vehicle is made to support infantry in a way similar to the cavalry. It is not made to withstand heavy fire. Notably, its wheeled configuration means the car will not get good fire when on the move and it will turn in an arc. Meanwhile, its good reverse speed could possibly save the car as long as the move happens before the enemy shoots. The Daimler is recognisable from other AC by its hexagonal hull centre and its short length. It has 4 mm boxes scattered across the hull and a spare tire on the left side. Besides the main armament, it is equipped with a coaxial BESA MG (same MG as higher rank British vehicles), a decent gun to spread onto an open-topped SPG with lead, ending him rightly.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
 
'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
 
* Rolled homogeneous armour
 
* Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
 
* Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
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'''Notes:'''
 
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* Belly armour is 7 mm thick.
 
* Belly armour is 7 mm thick.
 
* Wheels provide 2 mm thick armour.
 
* Wheels provide 2 mm thick armour.
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|rowspan="2" | 7.6 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 38 (AB)  
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!colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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|95
 
|95
 
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!colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|Ordnance QF 2-pounder (40 mm)}}
 
{{main|Ordnance QF 2-pounder (40 mm)}}
  
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
 
[[File:Ammoracks_DaimlerACMkII.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|Ammo racks of the Daimler AC Mk.II.]]
 
[[File:Ammoracks_DaimlerACMkII.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|Ammo racks of the Daimler AC Mk.II.]]
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|BESA (7.92 mm)}}
 
{{main|BESA (7.92 mm)}}
  
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== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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Everything that could say about a light tank applies to the Daimler AC: it's weak, has decent mobility, and a good gun for supporting the main fire team. Use its good speed to put the car in a spot from where it could harass enemies. Do not stay on the same spot too long and use peek-a-boo tactics to fire at the enemy. Whenever in danger, just press the reverse button and get back into safety as fast as the car got there.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Good reverse speed and acceleration.
 
* Good reverse speed and acceleration.
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* Does not lose speed when turning, smooth driving.
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* Does not lose speed when turning, smooth driving
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* Decent turret traverse.
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* Decent turret traverse
 
* Armour is thin enough to avoid detonating APHE shells
 
* Armour is thin enough to avoid detonating APHE shells
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* Has smoke grenade launchers.
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* Has smoke grenade launchers
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* Many 4 mm boxes scattered on the hull, offering bonus protection against shrapnel and machine guns.
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* Many 4 mm boxes scattered on the hull, offering bonus protection against shrapnel and machine guns
 
* -12° of gun depression
 
* -12° of gun depression
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* Compact ammo racks.
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* Compact ammo racks
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Armour is lacking overall.
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* Bad off-road mobility.
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* Armour is lacking overall
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* As it has no tracks, does not turn on point.
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* Bad off-road mobility
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* Has difficulty reaching max speed.
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* As it has no tracks, does not turn on point
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* Vulnerable to HMG, especially the tires.
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* Has difficulty reaching max speed
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* Has a tendency to tip over in sharp turns if not careful.
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* Vulnerable to HMG, especially the tires
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* Poor stock performance.
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* Has a tendency to tip over in sharp turns if not careful
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* Only 3 crew men means poor survivability.
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* Poor stock performance
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* Generally high profile.
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* Only three crewmen means poor survivability
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* Generally high profile
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
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The excellent performance of the turretless Daimler Scout Car led people to suggest that a larger armoured car version with a turret be built as well. The Daimler AC was similar in design but also introduced a rear-facing wheel for the commander to use in an emergency. It carried the same turret as the Tetrarch light tank, putting it on a par with early-war British tanks. German bombing raids over England hampered production, however, and the vehicle did not enter combat until mid-1942. 2,694 would be built. In the Desert Campaign, they were used by the King's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Dragoons, and by the time of the Tunisia campaign, additional armoured car regiments. In the desert, the Daimler was normally the heaviest-armed armoured car, with one in each three-car troop. After the North Africa campaign, armoured car troops were reorganized into 4-car troops with two Daimlers and two lighter armoured scout cars. Daimlers were also used by the 11th Cavalry in the Burma campaign. They remained in British service until 1960.
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
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== Read also ==
 
== Read also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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''ETC.''
 
''ETC.''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
 
{{Britain light tanks}}
 
{{Britain light tanks}}

Revision as of 02:10, 31 August 2019

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
Daimler Mk II
uk_daimler_mk_2.png
Daimler Mk II
Britain flag.png Britain
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.3 1.3 1.3
Class:
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Description

GarageImage Daimler Mk II.jpg


The Armoured Car, Daimler Mk II is a rank I British light tank with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A.". Boasting the usual British Rank 1 QF 2-pounder on a wheeled platform. It is the first vehicle in the AC/AA line of the British tech tree.

A QF 2-pounder on 4x4 wheels. This vehicle is made to support infantry in a way similar to the cavalry. It is not made to withstand heavy fire. Notably, its wheeled configuration means the car will not get good fire when on the move and it will turn in an arc. Meanwhile, its good reverse speed could possibly save the car as long as the move happens before the enemy shoots. The Daimler is recognisable from other AC by its hexagonal hull centre and its short length. It has 4 mm boxes scattered across the hull and a spare tire on the left side. Besides the main armament, it is equipped with a coaxial BESA MG (same MG as higher rank British vehicles), a decent gun to spread onto an open-topped SPG with lead, ending him rightly.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 14 mm (1°) Front plate
14 + 4 mm Front glacis
14 mm (34°) Lower glacis
16 mm (1°) Driver's port 		10 mm (19-34°) Top
10 mm Bottom 		14 mm (1°) Top
14 mm (18-24°) Bottom 		8 mm
Turret 16 mm (16°) Turret front
16 mm (0-79°) Gun mantlet 		14 mm (16-17°) 10 + 4 mm 4 mm

Notes:

  • Belly armour is 7 mm thick.
  • Wheels provide 2 mm thick armour.
  • A 14 mm RHA plate separates the engine compartment from the crew.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armor
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
7.6 N/A 77 (AB)
70 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 112 ___
Realistic/Simulator 84 95
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 14.74 __.__
Realistic/Simulator 11.05 12.50

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Ordnance QF 2-pounder (40 mm)
40 mm OQF 2-pounder
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
52 -12°/+25° ±180° Vertical
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 9.50 _.__ _.__ _.__ _.__
Realistic 9.50 _.__ _.__ _.__ _.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
3.60 _.__ _.__ _.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
Shot Mk.1 AP/T AP 80 79 61 46 32 21
Shot Mk.1 APCBC/T APCBC 74 72 64 58 48 43
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
Shot Mk.1 AP/T AP 853 1.1 N/A N/A N/A -1° 47° 60° 65°
Shot Mk.1 APCBC/T APCBC 853 1.2 N/A N/A N/A +4° 48° 63° 71°
Ammo racks
File:Ammoracks DaimlerACMkII.png
Ammo racks of the Daimler AC Mk.II.
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
52 40 (+12) 27 (+25) 14 (+38) 1 (+51) No

Machine guns

Main article: BESA (7.92 mm)
7.92 mm BESA
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
500 (225) 600 N/A N/A

Usage in the battles

Everything that could say about a light tank applies to the Daimler AC: it's weak, has decent mobility, and a good gun for supporting the main fire team. Use its good speed to put the car in a spot from where it could harass enemies. Do not stay on the same spot too long and use peek-a-boo tactics to fire at the enemy. Whenever in danger, just press the reverse button and get back into safety as fast as the car got there.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good reverse speed and acceleration.
  • Does not lose speed when turning, smooth driving
  • Decent turret traverse
  • Armour is thin enough to avoid detonating APHE shells
  • Has smoke grenade launchers
  • Many 4 mm boxes scattered on the hull, offering bonus protection against shrapnel and machine guns
  • -12° of gun depression
  • Compact ammo racks

Cons:

  • Armour is lacking overall
  • Bad off-road mobility
  • As it has no tracks, does not turn on point
  • Has difficulty reaching max speed
  • Vulnerable to HMG, especially the tires
  • Has a tendency to tip over in sharp turns if not careful
  • Poor stock performance
  • Only three crewmen means poor survivability
  • Generally high profile

History

The excellent performance of the turretless Daimler Scout Car led people to suggest that a larger armoured car version with a turret be built as well. The Daimler AC was similar in design but also introduced a rear-facing wheel for the commander to use in an emergency. It carried the same turret as the Tetrarch light tank, putting it on a par with early-war British tanks. German bombing raids over England hampered production, however, and the vehicle did not enter combat until mid-1942. 2,694 would be built. In the Desert Campaign, they were used by the King's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Dragoons, and by the time of the Tunisia campaign, additional armoured car regiments. In the desert, the Daimler was normally the heaviest-armed armoured car, with one in each three-car troop. After the North Africa campaign, armoured car troops were reorganized into 4-car troops with two Daimlers and two lighter armoured scout cars. Daimlers were also used by the 11th Cavalry in the Burma campaign. They remained in British service until 1960.

Media

Read also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

ETC.

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Britain light tanks
A13  A13 Mk I · A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.) · A13 Mk II · A13 Mk II 1939
A15  Crusader II · Crusader "The Saint" · Crusader III
A17  Tetrarch I
IFV  Warrior
Wheeled  Daimler Mk II · AEC Mk II · Fox · Vickers Mk.11
Other  VFM5
South Africa 
SARC  SARC MkIVa · SARC MkVI (2pdr) · SARC MkVI (6pdr)
Ratel  Ratel 90 · Ratel 20
Rooikat  Rooikat Mk.1D · Rooikat 105 · Rooikat MTTD
Other  Concept 3 · Eland 90 Mk.7
USA  Stuart I · Stuart III

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