the North African Campaign late in 1942, where a few vehicles were reportedly fitted with a Crusader tank turret mounting a 6 pounder gun. The Mk II and Mk III took part in the fighting in Europe with British and British Indian Army units, often together with the American-supplied Staghound armoured car. The AEC armoured car with 75mm gun replaced US half-track 75 mm self-propelled guns in the four fighting squadrons of some armoured car regiments. The vehicle remained in service after the end of the war until replaced by the Alvis Saladin. The Lebanese Army used the car at least until 1976. Additionally for Lebanon, from 1956 some AEC turrets were added to Staghound armoured cars. Variants Mk I original version with turret from a Valentine tank, 129 built. Some in Middle East had 6-pounder gun fitted Mk II larger turret for three man crew with a 6 pounder gun, redesigned front hull, diesel engine. Mk III "Close Support Armoured Car", a Mk II with 6 pounder replaced by the QF 75 mm gun which had the same mountings. AA Turret similar to Crusader AA tank turret with twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon capable of high elevation to engage enemy aircraft. Prototype built in 1944 but did not enter production due to Allied air superiority in Northern Europe. References Sources George Forty - World War Two Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Self-Propelled Artillery, Osprey Publishing 1996, . I. Moschanskiy - Armored vehicles of the Great Britain 1939-1945 part 2, Modelist-Konstruktor, Bronekollektsiya 1999-02 (И. Мощанский - Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939-1945 часть 2, Моделист-Конструктор, Бронеколлекция 1999-02). B.T. White Armoured Cars (AFV Weapons Profile No. 21) Profile Publishing. External links Britain's Associated Equipment Company (AEC) Armored Cars at wwiivehicles.com Tank2.ru Battlefront.co.nz AEC Mark 1 Armored Car at warwheels.net AEC Mark 2 Armored Car at warwheels.net AEC Mark 3 Armored Car at warwheels.net World War II armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom World War II armoured cars Armoured Car Armoured cars of the United Kingdom Wheeled reconnaissance vehicles Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944