Rhino Heavy Armoured Car

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

During the early years of World War Two there was a need was identified for a heavy armoured car for the Australian forces. As supply from the Allied nations was unreliable at that time due to higher priorities a specification for local production was issued. This asked for an armoured car with 30mm frontal armour and not less than 10mm on the sides and rear to be armed with the standard 2pdr antitank gun.
The vehicle that appeared utilised the Fox chassis with the engine being built by GMC of Canada. The hull was of welded flat plate. The driver was located centrally in the forward part of the hull. The fighting compartment was in the centre with the engine compartment at the rear. The design of the vehicle utilised a considerable number of angled plates to help improve its armoured protection.
It seems that only two prototypes were built despite an initial order of 132 as there were problems with the weight exceeding the chassis limit.