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Saturday, May 19, 2018

CGC Scout


In Late 1977, Cadillac Cage introduced a lightweight 4x4 armored vehicle dubbed the Commando Scout. It was driven by a 155 horsepower V6 engine and could reach a maximum of 60 mph. Unlike other vehicles in the Commando family, the Scout was not amphibious. It was manned by a crew of three.

With its powered turret, it could mount a wide variety of gun options. From various machineguns all the way up to a recoilless rifle and TOW missile. However, the vehicle wasn't adopted by the United States. But it was sold to several foreign countries, including Egypt and Indonesia.



In World Of Tanks, the CGC Scout is a very small and mobile vehicle. Its autocannons should deal minimal damage and have poor penetration, relying mostly on RNG to penetrate the sides of most tanks it will encounter. However, it also comes equipped with a more conventional recoilless rifle that fires HEAT/HEP/HE ammunition. Compared to other armored cars, this one has a rather lackluster power-to-weight ratio, and I'd image its off-road performance wouldn't be too great by comparison either.



Guns: 20 mm Oerlikon M139 (autocannon); 30 mm Oerlikon KCA (autocannon); 106 mm Rifle M40

Engines: Cummins Diesel V6 (155 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): Commando Scout (10/7/7)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Commando Scout Early (6.8); Commando Scout Improved (6.8)

Hull Armor (mm): 7/7/7

Top Speed: 97 km/h

Crew: 3 (Driver; Commander/Radio; Gunner/Loader)



Parent: Baker 4x4
Children: T115

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Armored Car, 2002. 
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_old_pdf.cfm?ARC_ID=1124

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