armoured personnel carrier
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19720030-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Ford Motor Company of Canada
- Date Made 1943/07/
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1943/07/01
- Latest 1943/07/31
- Brand Name / Model Mk II 3-Inch Mortar
- Inscription CT-163137
- Pattern Name Universal Carrier
- Service Component Canadian Army
- Measurements Height 161.0 cm, Length 377.0 cm, Width 212.0 cm
- Caption Universal Carrier Mk II
- Additional Information Ford of Canada and the Dominion Bridge Company made 29,000 Mk II Universal Carriers for Canadian and Allied forces during the Second World War. They could be fitted with medium machine guns, mortars, light anti-tank guns, or flamethrowers. They could also tow light artillery or supply trailers.
- Caption Boffin 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
- Additional Information The Canadian-made Boffin modified a mount intended for two 20mm anti-aircraft guns to take a single 40mm Bofors gun instead. Firing about 80 2.5kg rounds per minute, the Boffin was a formidable anti-aircraft weapon. It remains in service as the main armament on Canada's Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.
- Caption Universal Carrier Mk II Ronson
- Additional Information The Canadian-made Ronson flamethrower on this Universal Carrier could incinerate targets 90 metres away.
- Caption Universal Carrier Mk II
- Additional Information Ford of Canada and the Dominion Bridge Company made 29,000 Mk II Universal Carriers for Canadian and Allied forces during the Second World War. They could be fitted with medium machine guns, mortars, light anti-tank guns, or flamethrowers. They could also tow light artillery or supply trailers.