Staghound Armoured Car details

[Nick Balmer]

Hello,

Having recently scratchbuilt a Staghound, I am aware that the rear air vent is under an overhang, and that short of lying down under the rear of the car with a grenade launcher, you could not drop a grenade in by gravity.

The photo is highly intersting because there is a metal "beam" of a triangular section right across the rear of the Staghound, that I have never seen before.

Together with the two mesh covered grilles, it looks purpose made. This is no RCEME lash up in the field.

Could the whole thing be the bottom of a deep wading kit?

Could there have originally have been two vertical trunking ducts going up from where the grilles are at present?

Then the anti grenade mesh makes more sense.

I have never seen a picture of the wading gear for a Staghound, but as they seem to have made wading gear for most vehicles, I suppose there must have been one made for a Staghound.

Has anybody got a Staghound Drivers Manual?

Regards

Nick Balmer