Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)
| Kangaroo | |
|---|---|
A Priest Kangaroo of 209th Self-Propelled Battery, Royal Artillery, transports infantry of 78th Division near Conselice, Italy, 13 April 1945. | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1945 |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Guy Simonds |
| Designed | 1944 |
| Variants | Ram Kangaroo Priest Kangaroo Churchill Kangaroo Kangaroo Badger flame tank |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 2 + 8 to 10 passengers, often more |
Main armament | 1 × .50 cal MG (Early models) 1 × .30 cal MG (Later models) (Pintle mount) |
Secondary armament | 1 × .30 cal MG (Bow or cupola MG depending on model) Flamethrower (Kangaroo Badger: Replaced cupola MG) |
A Kangaroo was a Canadian armoured personnel carrier (APC) during the Second World War which was created by converting a tank chassis. Kangaroos were created as an expedient measure "in the field" by the Canadian Army, and were so successful that they were used by other Commonwealth forces, including the British Army.
Their ability to manoeuvre in the field with tanks was a major advantage over earlier designs, and led to the dedicated APC designs that were introduced by almost all armies immediately after the war.