http://www.rcaca.org/AFV-Autocar.htmCountry of Origin: Canada
Crew: 8 (Commander, Driver, 2 x Vickers .303 inch
MG Gun Crews)
Length: 14 feet 9 inches
Width: 3 feet 7 inches
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 6,000 pounds
Engine: 2 cylinder, gasoline
Maximum Speed: 25 mph
Range: Unknown
Armour: Maximum: 9.5 mm
Armament: 2 x .303 inch Vickers MGs
.303 inch Lewis MG (optional)
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Armoured Autocar
The autocar is a World War I Armoured Vehicle conceived by Major Brutinel. He introduced the idea of machine-gunners fighting as a mobile unit instead of single guns. To put this idea into action, he purchased a commercial truck chassis and added armour plate all around, Inside he mounted medium machine guns on pedestals, .These guns could be fired over the sides of the vehicle, The Lewis gun was mounted on the front of the vehicle and fired by the crew commander.
http://www.eagle.ca/~harry/vehicles/wor ... ar%20(CDN)
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andAN ARMOURED CAR OF THE 1ST CANADIAN MOTOR MACHINE GUN BRIGADE (THE "MOTORS") - Each car originally carried two Colt guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. In 1916 the Colt guns were replaced with the more efficient Vickers guns.
http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com/emmag ... agees1.htmBRIGADIER GENERAL RAYMOND BRUTINEL CB, CMG, DSO, Commander Canadian Machine Gun Corps 1914-1919.
In 1905 Raymond Brutinel emigrated from his native France and took up residence in Edmonton, Alberta. He was active in development of the West and by 1914 was a millionaire. Still a captain in the French Reserve Army, he had been following military development and had developed theories on the use of machine guns that were far ahead of his time. When mobilization came in 1914, he formed the Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, and raised the funds for its equipment. As a major, he commanded this Brigade in France. When the Canadian Machine Gun Corps was formed, in 1917, Brutinel was appointed its commander. By then he had gained a reputation throughout the Allied armies for his innovations in the tactical handling of machine guns. Under him the Corps achieved a place half way between the Infantry and the Artillery. Each division had a Machine Gun Commander with similar powers to those of the CRA in respect to artillery. After the war, General Brutinel became military historian in the War Narrative Section of Army Headquarters. In 1920, however, personal f actors forced his return to France, where he remained until his death, at the age of 82, in 1964.
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http://www.imperialservices.org.uk/amiens.htmThe Independent Force as it was known is a good example of the way in which organisation and technology were advancing. This force consisted largely of Autocar armoured vehicles, which had been purchased by public subscription in Canada in 1915. It was the brainchild of Major Brutinel who although now a Canadian officer had served in the French army. Each armoured car had been especially designed for the role having an open armoured body which contained two machine guns firstly Colts but later Vickers with 360 degree traverse. The decision to support these with the trench mortars mounted in lorries meant they had their own fire support and the cyclists gave them infantry. The force therefore contained the capacity to manoeuvre with its own fire support.
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