Bedford OXA

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Bedford OXA

Type	armoured vehicle
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	Bedford Vehicles
Number built	948
Specifications
Weight	6.5 t
Length	4.68 m
Width	1.63 m
Height	2.14 m
Crew	8

Armour	up to 9 mm
Primary armament	Boys anti-tank rifle
Secondary armament	0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren 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	480 km
Speed	64 km/h

The Bedford OXA was a British improvised armoured vehicle built during World War II by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 1.5 ton truck chassis. 948 units were built in 1940-1941. The vehicle was used by British Home Guard units until 1942.

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I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02).

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v • d • e	British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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Infantry tanks	Mk I Matilda • Mk II Matilda • Mk III Valentine • Mk IV Churchill

v • d • e Self-propelled artillery

Bishop • Sexton • Deacon • Archer

v • d • e Armoured personnel carriers

Universal Carrier • Loyd Carrier • Kangaroo • Terrapin

v • d • e Scout Cars and Armoured cars

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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

v • d • e Experimental vehicles

Avenger • Black Prince • Centurion • Excelsior • TOG 1 • TOG 2 • Tortoise • Valiant • Harry Hopkins • Alecto • Thornycroft Bison

v • d • e Unarmoured vehicles

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