{"id":102790,"date":"2026-09-30T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=102790"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:05:45","slug":"whats-the-point-of-armoured-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/whats-the-point-of-armoured-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Point of Armoured Cars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AiU_b8K1Ei0?si=-LlAE3Ei-e4D_3qk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Tank Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 29 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Even though we call ourselves The Tank Museum, at heart we are the museum of the Royal Armoured Corps. That means we don\u2019t just have tanks &mdash; we have a wide range of armoured fighting vehicles that tell the story of the Corps. Within that collection sits the armoured car.<\/p>\n<p>On the surface it can seem redundant: tanks are better armoured, have superior cross-country mobility and usually carry bigger guns. So why do armoured cars &mdash; a concept that predates the tank &mdash; remain in service today? After all, a Ferret doesn\u2019t sound nearly as intimidating when up against the likes of the Chieftain.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 | Introduction<br \/>\n01:25 | Starting Small<br \/>\n02:49 | Speed Demons<br \/>\n09:40 | Going Global<br \/>\n13:13 | Only the Enemy in Front<br \/>\n19:28 | Go Big or Go Home<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This video features archive footage courtesy of British Path\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>In this film, join James Donaldson as he unearths the lesser-known history of the armoured car. These speed demons have been zooming round the battlefield since before the tank was even a concept, and even today they can play a significant role in major campaigns. Fast, feisty, and packing a ton of punch, armoured cars are an important part of the armoured fighting vehicle story.<\/p>\n<p>And maybe, just maybe, we might race some vehicles around our arena\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about the history of armoured cars? Here are some of the sources we used to make this film:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Tank Museum Guide to Daimler Ferret<\/em>, Pat Ware, 2026.<br \/>\n<em>The Tank Museum Guide to Rolls-Royce Armoured Car<\/em>, David Fletcher, 2025.<br \/>\n<em>The Rise and Fall of the British Army, 1975\u20132025<\/em>, Ben Barry, 2025.<br \/>\n<em>Panhard Armoured Car Haynes Enthusiasts&#8217; Manual<\/em>, Simon Dunstan, 2019.<br \/>\n<em>How France Fought a Lightning War in Mali (Op Serval)<\/em>, Battle Order  \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dT5U-JQ8Puw\" target=\"_blank\">How France Fought a Lightning War in Mali &#8230;<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tank Museum Published 29 May 2026 Even though we call ourselves The Tank Museum, at heart we are the museum of the Royal Armoured Corps. That means we don\u2019t just have tanks &mdash; we have a wide range of armoured fighting vehicles that tell the story of the Corps. 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