Great Britain's Bren Gun Carrier

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• Photos
• Design
• Prototype
• Production
• Variants
• Usage
• Specifications

Photos

Bren Carrier, France, 1940, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskillin Fusiliers, Chapel St Aubin

Bren Carrier, Imperial press conference, London 1930

Bren Carrier

Usage

There were 96 Bren and Scout Carriers in each of the British Expeditionary Forces (BEF) infantry divisions.⁴

Specifications

	Bren Gun Carrier4
Crew	3 or 4 2 or 31, 33,4
Physical Characteristics
Weight	9,922 lb 3.75 tons1,4, 4 tons3 3,810 kg1, 4,064 kg3
Length w/gun	11' 11"4, 12'1,3 3.65 m1,4, 3.66 m3
Length w/o gun
Height	4' 6"3, 4' 9"1,4, 5' 3" 1.37 m3, 1.45 m1,4
Width	6' 9"1,4, 6' 11"3 2.05 m1,4, 2.11 m3
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament
Main	0.303" Bren light MG3 7.7 mm Bren light MG3 1: 14 mm Boys anti-tank rifle4
Secondary
MG	1: 7.7 mm Bren MG4
OR	2: 7.7 mm Bren MG4
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)	101, 123
Hull Front, Upper	10
Hull Front, Lower
Hull Sides, Upper
Hull Sides, Lower
Hull Rear
Hull Top
Hull Bottom	7
Turret Front
Turret Sides
Turret Rear
Turret Top
Engine (Make / Model)	Ford3,4
Cylinders	84
Net HP	653, 704
Transmission
Fuel type	Gasoline3,4
Octane
Capacity
Performance
Traverse
Speed - Road	30 mph1,3,4 48 kph1,3,4
Speed - Cross Country
Range - Road	94 miles, 130 miles1,4, 160 miles3 210 km1,4, 258 km3
Range - Cross Country
Turning radius
Elevation limits
Fording depth
Trench crossing
Vertical obstacle
Suspension (Type)
Wheels each side
Return rollers each side
Track length
Tires
Track width
Track centers/tread

Sources:

1. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
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3. World Encyclopedia of Armored Fighting Vehicles, Jack Livesey, 2006
4. Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009