▁Re con na issance ▁C ars ▁ ▁H umber ▁Light ▁Re con na issance ▁Car ▁ ▁Morris ▁Light ▁Re con na issance ▁Car ▁ ▁Arm oured ▁C ars ▁ ▁A EC ▁Arm oured ▁Car ▁( 6 2 9 ) ▁ ▁Cov entry ▁Arm oured ▁Car ▁( 2 2 0 ) ▁ ▁Da im ler ▁Arm oured ▁Car ▁( 2 , 6 9 4 ) ▁ ▁Guy ▁Arm oured ▁Car ▁( 1 0 1 ) ▁ ▁H umber ▁Arm oured ▁Car ▁( 5 , 4 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Lan chester ▁Arm oured ▁Car ▁ ▁Morris ▁CS 9 ▁( 9 9 ) ▁ ▁Standard ▁Be aver ette ▁ ▁Self - prop elled ▁guns ▁The ▁rapid ▁man oe uv re ▁war fare ▁pract iced ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁African ▁Camp aign ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁requirement ▁for ▁a ▁self - prop elled ▁art illery ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁This ▁could ▁re loc ate ▁faster ▁with ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁battle , ▁compared ▁with ▁traditional ▁field ▁guns . ▁The ▁principle ▁of ▁porte e , ▁carrying ▁anti - t ank ▁guns ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁tr uck s ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁smaller ▁cal ib res . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁arm oured ▁vehicles ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁El ▁Al ame in ▁and ▁development ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁progress ed , ▁self - prop elled ▁art illery ▁saw ▁further ▁development ▁in ▁an ▁anti - arm our ▁role , ▁with ▁the ▁Arch er ▁and ▁Ach illes ▁mount ing ▁ 1 7 ▁p ound er ▁guns