Minerva armoured car

Minerva armoured car
Minerva armoured car, model 1913
TypeArmoured car
Place of origin Belgium
Specifications
Mass3 t
Length4.90 m
Width1.75 m
Height2.00 m
Crew3-5

Armorup to 3 mm
Main
armament
1 x Hotchkiss model 1909 machine-gun, or 1 x Maxim M1910 machine gun, or 1 x puteaux S18, 37 mm cannon
Engine4-cyl gas. Minerva 8L
40 bhp at 2500 rpm
Suspension4x2 wheel
Operational
range
150 km (90 mi)
Maximum speed 40 km/h (25 mph)

The Minerva armoured car (Dutch: Minerva pantserwagen, French: Automitrailleuse Minerva) was a military armoured car expediently developed by Minerva civilian automobiles in Belgium at the start of the First World War.