Bedford OXA

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Bedford OXA Lorry, 30cwt, Anti-Tank
In England on home defence.
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Bedford Vehicles, Luton
No. built	948
Specifications
Mass	6.5 t (6.4 long tons)
Length	4.68 m (15 ft 4 in)
Width	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Height	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Crew	8
Armour	up to 9 mm
Main armament	0.55 in Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament	0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren light machine gun
Engine	Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine 72 hp (54 kW)
Power/weight	11.1 hp/tonne
Suspension	4x2 wheel, leaf spring
Operational range	300 mi (480 km)
Maximum speed	40 mph (64 km/h)

The Bedford OXA was a British heavy armoured car, produced during the Second World War.

Development[]

Bedford OXD truck, on which the OXA was based

It was developed by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 30cwt (1.5 ton) truck chassis, armed with a Boys anti-tank rifle.

Its official designation was "Lorry 30cwt Anti-Tank". A total of 948 units were built in 1940–1941.

Operational use[]

The vehicle was used by regular British Army units in 1940 and British Home Guard units until 1942.

See also[]

• Armadillo armoured fighting vehicle

References[]

• Moschanskiy, I. (February 1999), "Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939–1945 часть 2" [Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939–1945 part 2], Моделист-Конструктор (Modelist-Konstruktor), Бронеколлекция (Bronekollektsiya), (И. Мощанский )

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