The "DeerHound" armored vehicle was produced in the United States, but the U.S. military was not equipped, and it was equipped with British and Commonwealth armies and other allies. The "DeerHound" was originally designed based on the U.S. military's demand for heavy armored vehicles, but after the successful prototype production, the military demand shifted from heavy armored vehicles to medium armored vehicles. The manufacturer modified the technical parameters according to the British wartime experience, so that two models of light armored vehicles appeared, one was the Ford 6×6-wheel drive T17, and the other was Chevrolet's T17E1.
Due to changes in U.S. military demand 6× 6 T17 production was small, but the 4×4 T17E1 was rapidly mass-produced, although the U.S. military was not equipped. The United Kingdom first ordered 300 vehicles, followed by additional orders, and by the end of 1942 the first batch of all the vehicles arrived in Britain and commonwealth countries via the crisis-ridden Atlantic route, and the designation became "DeerHound" MK 1.
"Deer Hound" armored vehicle hull is larger, armor protection is good, equipped with 1 37 mm gun and 1 7.62 mm Browning coaxial machine gun, easy to operate and maintain, fast, wide range of activities, in 1943 in Italy for the first time to participate in the war, actual combat proved that it can easily cope with the complex terrain of Italy, "Deer Hound" is also equipped with Canadian, New Zealand, India, Belgium and other countries' armies, it has several unusual characteristics, it is equipped with hydraulic transmission, two engines in the rear of the hull side by side, The crew observed the outside world through the periscope, the hydraulically driven rotating turret changed the firing range, and the auxiliary weapons included two 7.62 mm Browning machine guns, 1 anti-aircraft, and the other mounted on the front of the hull.
After the delivery of the "DeerHound" for use, several variants were developed, one was a close-range fire support type with a 76.2 mm tank gun, the T17E3 variant produced in the United States was equipped with a 75 mm gun, and the British introduced the MK II. One of the British innovations was the MK III, which changed greatly, with the "Crusader" tank turret and a 75 mm gun, a small number of this type of armored vehicle was assigned to the British heavy tank unit in 1944, and the Americans developed the "Deer Hound" AA, the turret was replaced by a power turret with a 12.7 mm Browning machine gun, mainly for air defense, and by April 1944 when the production was discontinued, a total of 789 units were produced, when the strength of the Luftwaffe was declining, and the Allies no longer needed to be equipped with anti-aircraft weapons.
There are also other variants and modifications of each country's own, some equipped with minesweeper drums to become minesweeper tanks, while others were converted into command vehicles by dismantling turrets, adding internal radios and folding canvas. The most common modification of cars in various countries is to add external storage boxes, and more special is to install smoke grenade launchers and machine guns.
The DeerHound remained in service in the British Army for several years after 1945, and was also used in India, South Africa and Denmark. The "Deer Hound" is strong and durable, and is very popular with the militaries of various countries.
parameter
Model: Staghound Mk I
Occupants: 5 people
Weight: 13.92 tons in combat status
Scale: total length 5.486 meters, width 2.69 meters, height 2.36 meters
Power: 2 CMC 270 six-cylinder petrol engines with a single output of 97 hp
Driving performance: the maximum road speed is 89 km/ h, the road driving distance is 724 km, wading is 0.8 m, the climbing degree is 57 degrees, and the higher is 0.533 m
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